: one that conducts a poll or compiles data obtained by a poll
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he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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The last two surveys by the pollster show the president's approval rating at 46 percent last month and 45 percent in January.
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Public opinion is nuanced on birthright citizenship and can depend on how pollsters ask the question.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
Michael Adams, a pollster and public affairs professor at Texas Southern University, said Republicans have staged early attacks on Talarico’s progressive religious views, Texas House votes on culture war issues and old comments telling Texans to stop eating meat to curb climate change.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
This was a pollster who continues to consult for the president and for Republicans, Tony Fabrizio.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Public opinion is nuanced on birthright citizenship and can depend on how pollsters ask the question.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
Michael Adams, a pollster and public affairs professor at Texas Southern University, said Republicans have staged early attacks on Talarico’s progressive religious views, Texas House votes on culture war issues and old comments telling Texans to stop eating meat to curb climate change.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
This was a pollster who continues to consult for the president and for Republicans, Tony Fabrizio.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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pollster
noun
poll·ster
ˈpōl-stər 
: one that conducts a poll or collects data obtained by a poll
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