tactician

noun

tac·​ti·​cian tak-ˈti-shən How to pronounce tactician (audio)
: one versed in tactics

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Good coaches like Willard become CEOs as much as basketball tacticians because obsolescence is the other option. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025 With the deal being done TCU keeps one of the sports’ best recruiters and tacticians in the game. Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025 After calling Ancelotti the best tactician in the sport earlier this week, though, Capello continued praising his compatriot. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 His blend of speed, directness and finishing ability has proved a consistently unsolvable problem for the Catalan tactician. Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tactician

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French tacticien, from tactique tactic entry 1 + -ien -ian, as translation of New Latin tacticus, noun derivative of tacticus tactic entry 2

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tactician was in 1798

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“Tactician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tactician. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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tactician

noun
tac·​ti·​cian tak-ˈtish-ən How to pronounce tactician (audio)
: one skilled in tactics
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