Tactician

Definition of tactician:

part of speech: noun

One versed in tactics.

part of speech: noun

One skilled in tactics.

part of speech: noun

One skilled in managing troops or ships in warfare; a skilful manager.

Usage examples for tactician:

• Masters, tactician that he was, put the conversation into their hands. "The Readjustment", Will Irwin.

• In considerable anger he turned to follow her, but he pulled himself up; there was very little use in that and no need for it either; he was sure she was far too skilful a tactician to imperil an affair by unwise flight; this was a blind merely- unless, of course, she thought of setting out to find these Dutch people, wherever they might be. "The Good Comrade", Una L. Silberrad.

• At the head and forefront of the defense stood Burr himself, an unerring legal tactician deciding every move of the great game, the stake of which for him was life itself. "John Marshall and the Constitution A Chronicle of the Supreme Court, Volume 16 In The Chronicles Of America Series", Edward S. Corwin.

• Presently the men got up and began to march out; it was then that a group of guards from the smoking room below came running up the stairs armed with clubs and revolvers and tried to get through the barred door at the stair head, but were checked by the captain, who was a wise tactician "The Subterranean Brotherhood", Julian Hawthorne.