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sider

sider

5 8.2
A person who supports one side in a disagreement
  • noun
  • /ˈsaɪdər/
translation icon : partidario
  • You won't see supply-siders hanging with Obama.
  • supply-sider
  • tax-cutting supply-siders
  • siders argue

And I found a lot to admire in the supply siders.

Examples

  • In An Age of Hunger by Ron Sider, I grabbed a cup of dark roast coffee, sat down, and devoured the pages.

    Blog text (9)
  • In 1997, I was working for Sider and his nonprofit organization, Evangelicals for Social Action.

    Blog text (9)
  • I think that's the that's the case and the siders are rather good.

  • You know those south-siders and their acre-plus parcel homes.

    Blog text (8)
  • Friedman himself disagreed with supply siders on low taxes being the most important thing for good economic governance.

    Blog text (25)
  • Swartz identifies people like Sider, Campolo, and Wallis as "the evangelical left."

    Blog text (9)
  • Locality, and not heredity, explains the opposite compass calibrations of north- and south-siders.

    Academic text (1995)
  • In the debate, every sider articulated their stance on the proposed reforms.

  • During the conflict, it was clear that she was a strong sider for the environmentalists.

  • At the meeting, each sider presented arguments to support their political views.

Antonyms

218 3.6

Not supporting either side in a conflict

3.4

On the other side in a fight, game, or argument

Compounds

6.5

A person who lives on the east side of a city like New York

7.6

A person who lives on the west side of Manhattan in New York City

How Supportive

to champion
64 4.2
advocate
282 4.1
to ally
45 3.6
sider
5 8.2
sympathizer
37 4.8
bystander
84 3.4

Surface Forms

sider singular
siders plural

Morphology

sider = side (transparent) = side + er

This is a regular agentive formation meaning a person associated with or supporting a side.

Etymology

The word sider comes from the English word side, meaning 'one part', plus the ending -er, meaning 'one who'. So, a sider is someone who takes or supports a 'side' in a dispute.