: 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 pollster's previous survey July 10-13 found a 42% approval and 58% disapproval rating for the Republican leader, marking a 5-point change for the worse in both ratings.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Cuomo and his panicky allies need the pollsters to be wrong again; maybe with a surge of older voters, maybe if Republican Curtis Sliwa’s supporters desert him.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Now, with soaring inflation and skyrocketing prices, pollsters said the economy is the very issue that could pull these voters back.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
The poll was conducted by Z to A Research, a Democratic pollster.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Cuomo and his panicky allies need the pollsters to be wrong again; maybe with a surge of older voters, maybe if Republican Curtis Sliwa’s supporters desert him.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Now, with soaring inflation and skyrocketing prices, pollsters said the economy is the very issue that could pull these voters back.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
The poll was conducted by Z to A Research, a Democratic pollster.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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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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