tactician

noun

tac·​ti·​cian tak-ˈti-shən 

: one versed in tactics

Examples of tactician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The other is a savvy tactician whose game centers on commanding his fastball, vexing hitters with his splitter and working in a refined slider. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Now, in fairness, there is usually at least one beat that gestures toward Odysseus as a tactician. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 July 2026

Matt Damon plays Odysseus as a gruff, practical tactician, rather than an energetically inventive and morally dubious schemer. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

During the interwar years, several tacticians and historians became advocates for the new style of fighting that emphasized mobility, mechanization, and cohesive operations. — Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026

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

Rhymes for tactician

• addition
• admission
• ambition
• attrition
• audition
• clinician
• cognition
• coition
• commission
• condition
• contrition
• dentition

Kids Definition

tactician

noun

tac·​ti·​cian tak-ˈtish-ən 

: one skilled in tactics