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tactician

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One versed in tactics; hence, a skillful maneuverer; an adroit manager.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The tactician must know what to do whenever something needs doing; the strategist must know what to do when nothing needs doing. Savielly Tartakower

He is the best tactician and combat commander we have. Erich von Manstein

On Gandhi: Don't ever forget, that we were not lead by a saint with his head in clouds, but by a master tactician with his feet on the ground. Shashi Tharoor

The President, the Administration and the campaign need a theme. I am concerned that the President is seen as a tactician without an overall strategy of his plan for the country. Robert Teeter

Watching soccer is my main hobby, really. I'm no tactician or coach, but I enjoy watching the free flow of it, the different styles, and the histories behind clubs. Like Barcelona vs. Madrid - it's not just a soccer game; it's a geopolitical struggle. There are great storylines and no commercials. Andrew Luck

Against Perpenna, a tactician far inferior to his former commander in chief, Pompey decided to revert to a more aggressive strategy and he scored a decisive victory that effectively ended the war. Source: Internet

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