: a person skilled in strategy

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Since the early years of this century, Russian strategists have tried to develop conventional alternatives to nuclear deterrence. — Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026 Lauren Finney Harden, 42, a content strategist, knows that disruption firsthand. — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026 Jamie Franco is a global macro and cross-asset strategist who spent over a decade at TCW Group. — Jamie Franco, Global MacRo and Cross-Asset Strategist, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 In fact, influential Chinese strategists don’t recognize the concept of overproduction at all. — semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strategist

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First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of strategist was in 1821

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“Strategist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strategist. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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strategist

noun
: one skilled in strategy
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