golditen.
/ˈɡəʊldʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊlˌdaɪt/ U.S. Now rare (historical in later use).
An advocate of the gold standard. Cf. gold bug n. 2.
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1877 Wisconsin State Reg. 8 Dec. We believe this is about all the goldites have demanded.
1886 Congress. Rec. 24 June 6090/2 It does not frighten me to see Goldites voting to preserve greenbacks.
1896 Nation (N.Y.) 62 130/2 It is generally assumed that there is a ‘goldite’ majority in the House.
1904 Westm. Gaz. 27 Oct. 2/3 In some States there were only two sets of electors, these being practically Silverites and Goldites.
1971 Jrnl. Illinois State Hist. Soc. 64 315 The News referred to the organization [sc. the Municipal Voters' League] as a non-partisan group in which a Republican, a goldite, a free silverite, or a mugwump might work without jolting his political convictions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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