lateralist

Meanings

Adjective

• Characteristic of lateralism; pertaining to the interactions of opposing interests of equal power.
• Favoring a lateral approach or explanation over one that involves a different direction, such as a vertical one.

Noun

• One who engages in lateral thinking.
• One who favors a lateral approach or explanation over one that involves a different direction.
• One who favors lateralism.

Origin

• lateral + -ist