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also canvaser
as in interviewer
a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information
worked as a canvasser for a public interest research group
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Recent Examples of canvasser
The attorney general's office said charges of forgery, unsworn falsification, public records tampering and violations of state elections and voter registration laws remain pending against six canvassers.
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The coin, which was flipped by a member of the board of canvassers, landed on tails.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
The studies didn’t test chatbots against more forceful types of persuasion, such as a pamphlet or a human canvasser, Jordan Boyd-Graber, an AI researcher at the University of Maryland who was not involved with the research, told me.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Late-stage polling showed just a 2-point margin between Van Epps and Behn, indicating that her strategy of grassroots organizing and activating canvassers and volunteers in neighborhoods and counties typically unreached during congressional elections moved the needle.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2025
That canvasser signed the contract and is no longer working on behalf of the campaign, Von Glahn said.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
The central question was where the canvassers lived during the petition drive, Wood said.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
So canvassers in the city have long followed the same rules that govern the pizza delivery guy and Amazon drivers — get in, do your job, and leave.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
The gap in the training and protocols leaves canvassers vulnerable to potential risks and hazards in making erroneous, inconsistent, and unfair decisions.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The coin, which was flipped by a member of the board of canvassers, landed on tails.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
The studies didn’t test chatbots against more forceful types of persuasion, such as a pamphlet or a human canvasser, Jordan Boyd-Graber, an AI researcher at the University of Maryland who was not involved with the research, told me.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Late-stage polling showed just a 2-point margin between Van Epps and Behn, indicating that her strategy of grassroots organizing and activating canvassers and volunteers in neighborhoods and counties typically unreached during congressional elections moved the needle.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2025
That canvasser signed the contract and is no longer working on behalf of the campaign, Von Glahn said.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
The central question was where the canvassers lived during the petition drive, Wood said.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
So canvassers in the city have long followed the same rules that govern the pizza delivery guy and Amazon drivers — get in, do your job, and leave.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
The gap in the training and protocols leaves canvassers vulnerable to potential risks and hazards in making erroneous, inconsistent, and unfair decisions.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvasser
interviewer
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But even speaking to a friendly interviewer, Kerr sounds like a guy backing off.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Residents will be emailed or called at random by Evitarus, the firm hired by the city to conduct the survey, and can complete the survey online or with a live interviewer.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Canvasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvasser. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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