Stratagem - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈstrætədʒəm|
Brit.
|ˈstrætədʒəm|
noun
- a maneuver in a game or conversation (syn: gambit, ploy)
- an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade (syn: contrivance, dodge)
- an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade (syn: contrivance, dodge)
Extra examples
...tried various stratagems to get the cat into the carrier, but the feisty feline was wise to them all...
He devised a stratagem.
Word forms
noun
singular: stratagem
plural: stratagems
singular: stratagem
plural: stratagems
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