strategist

noun

strat·​e·​gist ˈstra-tə-jist How to pronounce strategist (audio)
: a person skilled in strategy

Examples of strategist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The effort to reach Arizona’s ballot received a major boost as a result of Tuesday’s decision, said Barrett Marson, a Republican strategist in Phoenix. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024 Kabra is among a slate of Wall Street strategists who have boosted their year-end forecasts for the S&P 500 in recent weeks. Sagarika Jaisinghani, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024 Nolan's journey from overwhelmed litigator to esteemed time management strategist is an example of her commitment to empowering other professionals. Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024 The results, showing small declines in support for Ukraine, seem wholly unreliable but were passed along to the strategists’ Kremlin masters as measures of success. Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024 Bank of America strategists raised their forecasts for Brent and WTI crude to $86 and $81 a barrel, respectively, and expect prices to peak at around $95 a barrel this summer. Krystal Hur, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024 Jasmine Burney-Clark, the founder and former director of Equal Ground Education Fund and Action Fund, will serve as Biden’s Florida state director, the campaign said, while Florida Democratic Party Executive Director Phillip Jerez and strategist Jackie Lee will take on senior adviser roles. Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024 Kang then worked her way up from a marketing strategist intern to the Business Director of Corning’s Gorilla Glass division with a $100 million global P&L. Bruce Rogers, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 All three major stock indexes have set records in the first quarter of 2024, but some strategists warn that a painful stretch could still be ahead. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

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“Strategist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strategist. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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strategist

noun
strat·​e·​gist ˈstrat-ə-jəst How to pronounce strategist (audio)
: one skilled in strategy

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