mainstreamer

[ meyn-stree-mer ]

noun

1. a member of the mainstream.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mainstreamer¹

First recorded in 1960–65; mainstream + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The only honest facet of Carlson is how much of a straight-up fascist he is, and how excited he was to be the main validator and mainstreamer of the most repugnant ideas of the far-right.

From Salon

Republican candidates in those areas campaigned on crime and homelessness issues—a strategy perhaps best exemplified by a non-Republican, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso, who ran as a conservative Dem against party mainstreamer Karen Bass.

From Slate

Think of Albanese as a 59-year old Joe Biden, a mainstreamer with the common touch and long experience — he’s been in Parliament since he was 33.

From Washington Post

Fox News' top star was already being called out as the biggest mainstreamer of the "great replacement" conspiracy theory, a ridiculous notion drawn from neo-Nazis and other white supremacists that a cabal of Democrats is masterminding demographic change in order to marginalize white Christians.

From Salon

The notorious Fox News host and primary mainstreamer of white nationalist views was at it again on Monday night, presenting the coronavirus vaccine as some kind of evil conspiracy and discouraging his audience from getting it.

From Salon

Related Words

• centrist
• middle-of-the-roader
• moderatist