Jacksoniten.
/ˈdʒaksn̩ʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈdʒæksəˌnaɪt/ U.S. Politics (now historical).
An adherent or supporter of Andrew Jackson, or of his political principles and policies; = Jacksonian n.
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Washingtonian1789
Clintonian1792
Jeffersonian1799
Jacksonite1819
Jacksonian1824
Williamsite1833
Crokerist1901
Monroeist1901
Wilsonian1921
Wallaceite1948
Nixonite1950
McCarthyite1952
Nixonian1960
Goldwaterite1963
Reaganite1965
Wallaceite1968
McGovernite1972
Reaganaut1980
Clintonite1992
1819 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Gaz. 23 Mar. A barber (a Jacksonite) who lives on the opposite side of the street.
1823 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 18 Dec. The little fellow is already a thorough Jacksonite, and says he will go to Washington, when Jackson is President.
1893 W. S. Walsh Handy-bk. Lit. Curiosities 568 According to a standing joke, common for a generation after Jackson's death, there were still ‘Jacksonites’ in the rural districts who continued to vote for the ‘Hero of New Orleans’, quite oblivious of his death.
1952 Pennsylvania Mag. Hist. & Biogr. 76 171 In the city, victorious Jacksonites averaged 4,500 votes to about 3,500 for the Administration.
2013 D. M. Kennedy et al. Amer. Pageant (ed. 15) I. 249/1 Jacksonites planted hickory poles for their hickory-tough hero.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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