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supply-sider

American  
[suh-plahy-sahy-der] / səˈplaɪˌsaɪ dər /

noun

  1. a person, especially an economist, who advocates supply-side economics.


Etymology

Origin of supply-sider

First recorded in 1975–80; supply-side + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Mr. Klingbeil sounded almost like a supply-sider from the late 1970s or early 1980s, although he’d probably resist that characterization, as most European politicians do.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 2, 2026

To note the positive long-term impact of his deregulation campaign, however, is to assign Carter a different, more surprising, label: pragmatic supply-sider.

From Washington Post Feb. 22, 2023

"He's a little bit of a supply-sider, but he's also been not terribly positive on Abenomics from the start."

From Reuters Feb. 10, 2023

Kasich, who has positioned himself as the capable, reasonable, experienced “grownup” on the G.O.P. stage, is a supply-sider at his core.

From The New Yorker Nov. 9, 2015

It may seem perverse for me, a veteran, die-hard, supply-sider, to extol Keynes.

From Forbes Jun. 5, 2015

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