Definition of STRATAGEM

stratagem

Meanings

Plural: stratagems

Noun

  • a maneuver in a game or conversation
  • an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
  • A tactic or artifice designed to gain the upper hand, especially one involving underhanded dealings or deception.
  • Specifically, such a tactic or artifice in military operation.
  • Military deception or artifice.
  • Cunning and artifice in general.
  • A violent deed.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English stratageme, from Old French stratageme, from Latin strategema, from Ancient Greek στρατήγημα (stratḗgēma, “the act of a general, a piece of generalship”), from στρατηγέω (stratēgéō, “to be a general, command an army”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “a general, the leader or commander of an army”). See strategy.

Scrabble Score: 12

stratagem is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
stratagem is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stratagem is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

stratagem is a valid Words With Friends word