tactician

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tactician
    n 1: a person who is skilled at planning tactics

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tactician \Tac*ti"cian\, n. [Cf. F. tacticien.]
   One versed in tactics; hence, a skillful maneuverer; an
   adroit manager.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 Moby Thesaurus words for "tactician":
      a, architect, calculator, campaigner, contriver, designer,
      developer, deviser, enterpriser, entrepreneur, framer, intriguer,
      machinator, maneuverer, manipulator, mastermind, operator,
      orchestrator, organizer, planner, plotter, projector, promoter,
      schemer, strategian, strategist, wire-puller

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