A person skilled in devising and employing stratagems.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Cyril Tourneur (d. 1626), writer and soldier. From ancient Greek στρατηγηματ-, στρατήγημα stratagem + -ist, originally with alteration after stratagem.
Definition of stratagematist in US English:
stratagematist
nounˌstratəˈdʒɛmətɪst
rare
A person skilled in devising and employing stratagems.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Cyril Tourneur (d. 1626), writer and soldier. From ancient Greek στρατηγηματ-, στρατήγημα stratagem + -ist, originally with alteration after stratagem.