Meanings
nounanalytic tradecraft (uncountable)
- uncountableThe part of tradecraft concerned with the analysis of intelligence
Origin
A phrase coined by Jack Davis, for decades one of the foremost instructors on the craft of analysis at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
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analytic tradecraft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analytic%20tradecraft
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“analytic tradecraft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analytic%20tradecraft. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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