tac·ti·cian

[tak-tish-uhn]
noun
a person who is adept in planning tactics.

Origin:
1790–1800; tactic + -ian

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tactics (ˈtæktɪks) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
pl n
1.  (functioning as singular) military the art and science of the detailed direction and control of movement or manoeuvre of forces in battle to achieve an aim or task
2.  the manoeuvres used or plans followed to achieve a particular short-term aim
 
[C17: from New Latin tactica, from Greek ta taktika the matters of arrangement, neuter plural of taktikos concerning arrangement or order, from taktos arranged (for battle), from tassein to arrange]
 
tac'tician
 
n

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Example sentences
He's considered a brilliant strategist and tactician, but comes completely
  unfiltered.
He is an erratic tactician with authoritarian tendencies.
It is at this point, perhaps, that the strategist should retire and leave the
  field to the tactician.
The master takeover tactician combines down-home shrewdness with boardroom
  savvy.
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