as in interviewer
a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information
he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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Recent Examples of pollster
Though voters disapprove of Trump by large margins, the pollster notes that Democrats lead the midterm ballot by just two percentage points overall.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
But in a survey released Wednesday by pollster Median, 47% of Hungarians over 65 years old support Fidesz compared with 29% for Tisza.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
It was released by the Colorado Polling Institute and conducted by a team of Democratic and Republican pollsters.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Most Israelis still back the campaign, according to multiple pollsters.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
But in a survey released Wednesday by pollster Median, 47% of Hungarians over 65 years old support Fidesz compared with 29% for Tisza.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
It was released by the Colorado Polling Institute and conducted by a team of Democratic and Republican pollsters.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Most Israelis still back the campaign, according to multiple pollsters.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pollster
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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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollster. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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