stratagème — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contrivance noun A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
- device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
- gambit noun In chess, an opening move where a player deliberately gives up a pawn or piece to gain a stronger position.
- gimmick noun A clever trick, feature, or gadget used mainly to attract attention rather than add real value.
- ploy noun A cunning tactic or trick used to gain an advantage.
- stratagem noun A clever plan or trick, especially one meant to outwit an opponent.
Senses
stratagème is used for these senses in English:
- contrivance A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
- device A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. 1602, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor. "This is our device,/ That Falstaff at that oak shall meet with us."
- gambit Any ploy or stratagem.
- gimmick A ploy or strategy used to attract attention or gain traction.
- ploy A tactic, strategy, or scheme.
- stratagem Specifically, such a tactic or artifice in military operation.
contrivance — full definition
- noun A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
- noun A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
- noun Something overly artful or artificial.
device — full definition
- noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
- noun A scheme or trick, often meant to deceive or gain advantage.
- noun A technique a writer or speaker uses deliberately to create an effect, such as a rhetorical or literary device.