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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


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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

"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

Former colleagues trace Hoppe’s ethos back to Kemp, the optimistic supply-sider who also inspired Ryan.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2015

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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