Definitions for stratagem
Overview of noun stratagem
The noun stratagem has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) ploy, gambit, stratagem
(a maneuver in a game or conversation)
2. contrivance, stratagem, dodge
(an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track")






