Other forms: strategists
A strategist is somebody skilled at planning for the long run. A political strategist, chief strategist, a fine strategist.
The difference from a tactician is horizon: a strategist decides which battles are worth fighting. In politics it is a job title, and campaign strategists are paid to think about the election after this one.
1nounstrategistSomebody skilled at planning for the long run.
“The general was a brilliant strategist who rarely lost a battle.”
strategist is a planner.
Latin
stratēgia
English
strategy
English, today
strategist
Built from
From strategy + -ist. strategy comes from Latin stratēgia. Latin stratēgia, from Ancient Greek στρατηγία (“office of general, command, generalship”), from στρατηγός (“the leader or commander of an army, a general”), from στρατός (“army”) + ἄγω (“to lead, conduct”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA