canvasser

variants 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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Noun
  • These questions show a more long-term approach, and the interviewer might even appreciate the fact that you’re invested in the position enough to ask for this information.
    Milos Eric, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
  • The interviewer pointed out the most recent Savage X Fenty drop was a bridal collection, but the 9x Grammy winner wasn’t having it.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 6 May 2025
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  • Supporters cast Putin, who Russian pollsters say has approval ratings of above 85%, as a savior who pushed back against an arrogant West and put an end to the chaos which accompanied the 1991 disintegration of the Soviet Union.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
  • Trump's disapproval rating is at 43 percent—a similar level to November 2018, when Republicans lost the House, according to CNN pollster Harry Enten.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Canvasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvasser. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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