1967 E. de Bono i. 12 Lateral thinkers tend to explore all the different ways of looking at something.
1985 13 June 80/2 (advt.) Candidates must..be self-motivated and good lateral thinkers.
2009 S. Everingham ix. 139 A creative lateral thinker, Shann had the ability to come up with thirty ways of tackling an issue.