Sage vs Strategist - What's the difference?
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Wise.
* Shakespeare
* Milton
(obsolete) grave; serious; solemn
* Milton
A wise person or spiritual teacher; a man or woman of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
* 1748 , (David Hume), Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral , London: Oxford University Press (1973), § 34:
The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
(Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply
Someone who devises strategies.
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As a verb sage
is first-person singular indicative present form of .As a noun strategist is
someone who devises strategies.sage
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) sage (11th century), from . The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece .Adjective
(er)- All you sage counsellors, hence!
- commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counselled the general to retreat
- [Great bards] in sage and solemn tunes have sung.
Synonyms
* sagaciousNoun
(en noun)- We aspire to the magnanimous firmness of the philosophic sage .
Synonyms
* deep thinker, egghead, intellectual, punditDerived terms
* sagely * sageness * sage on the stage * Seven SagesSee also
* rishi * maharishiEtymology 2
From (etyl) sauge, from (etyl) salvia, from , see safe .Noun
(-)Synonyms
* (herb) ramonaDerived terms
* sagebush * Sage Derby * sage dog * sage green * sage grouse * sage tea * sage thrasher * wood sageSee also
* salviaExternal links
* (Salvia officinalis) *Etymology 3
.Verb
(sag)Usage notes
* This word is specific to imageboards. The original purpose of sage is to not bump a thread if one deems one's own post to be of little value.strategist
English
Noun
(en noun)Ed Pilkington
‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told, passage=In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.}}