strategist

[ strat-i-jist ]

/ ˈstræt ɪ dʒɪst /

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noun

an expert in strategy, especially in warfare: Julius Caesar was a great military strategist.

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stratal, strategic, strategic air command, strategic arms limitation talks, strategics, strategist, strategize, strategy, strategy/tactics, stratford, stratford de redcliffe

Origin of strategist

First recorded in 1830–40; strateg(y) + -ist

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Examples from the Web for strategist

But another GOP strategist said that Rubio is likely to look to remain in the Senate.
How A Jeb Bush Candidacy Would Hurt Chris Christie And Shake Up The 2016 GOP Field|David Freedlander|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“This puts some real pressure on Chris Christie,” said Matt Mackowiak, a GOP strategist.
How A Jeb Bush Candidacy Would Hurt Chris Christie And Shake Up The 2016 GOP Field|David Freedlander|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“If that is the case, we will have a serious problem,” said Hogan Gidley, a GOP strategist in South Carolina.
How A Jeb Bush Candidacy Would Hurt Chris Christie And Shake Up The 2016 GOP Field|David Freedlander|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Democratic strategist Van Jones said the number of women sexually assaulted on college campuses was “shocking.”
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Dec. 7|PunditFact.com|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“Traditionally, the Republican Party supports traditional marriage,” said Alice Stewart, a GOP strategist allied with Huckabee.
Is Gay Marriage Going Away in 2016?|David Freedlander|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His comrades years ago used also to call him The Strategist.
A Set of Six|Joseph Conrad
But she was too vigorous a woman to be much of a strategist, and she usually came to her point with directness.
A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays|Willa Cather
Knox was a strategist in a small way, as he had been obliged to be in defending himself from Indians and wild beasts.
In The Saddle|Oliver Optic
She just stared at me and said, And you consider yourself a strategist!
Roy Blakeley, Lost, Strayed or Stolen|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
"Being too great a—strategist to advance himself," said Derrick.
Rosa Mundi and Other Stories|Ethel M. Dell

British Dictionary definitions for strategist

strategist

/ (ˈstrætɪdʒɪst) /

noun

a specialist or expert in strategy

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strategist

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