Friedman

American  

[freed-muhn] / ˈfrid mən /

noun

1. Bruce Jay, 1930–2020, U.S. novelist.

2. Milton, 1912–2006, U.S. economist: Nobel Prize 1976.

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Friedman British  

/ ˈfriːdmən /

noun

1. Milton. 1912–2006. US economist, particularly associated with monetarism; a forceful advocate of free market capitalism

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Other Word Forms

• Friedmanite noun

Example Sentences

What could Japanese teams learn from how Andrew Friedman leads the Dodgers?

From Los Angeles Times

We never expected to see progressives quote Milton Friedman.

From The Wall Street Journal

Democratic state AGs quote Milton Friedman, if you can believe it.

From The Wall Street Journal

The questions were about Friedman, and what he had in common with the people who lead companies that make bullet trains and electron microscopes and Hello Kitty.

From Los Angeles Times

“A lot of times, pitchers are guilty of giving hitters too much credit, and hitters are guilty of giving pitchers too much credit,” said Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations.

From Los Angeles Times