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For the 52-year-old tactician, the draw to a ProTeam, the tier below the WorldTour, was the opportunity to do things differently.—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 May 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 Trump may be a masterful tactician in the game of me-first-politics.—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026 As a tactician, Stammen, 42, is just starting out.—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tactician
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Etymology
borrowed from French tacticien, from tactiquetactic entry 1 + -ien-ian, as translation of New Latin tacticus, noun derivative of tacticustactic entry 2