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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 canvassers themselves were also becoming a weapon.
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Mark Chiusano, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
Mark Chiusano, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvasser
Noun
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Miller is an expert interviewer and has given cinephiles a real gift as a candid Scorsese talks about his battles with drugs and his connection to faith.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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His media training and a need to keep his interviewer at arm’s length yank him in one direction, while a desire to express himself and his beliefs offer counter force.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bondi arrived armed with personal attacks against individual Democratic senators and lobbed them at her questioners when pressed on a range of topics.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
8 Oct. 2025
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The bullet passed near his team members and the questioner standing directly in front of him.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a previous poll last month from conservative pollster Save Jersey, conducted by Valcour, Sherrill leads Ciattarelli by 2 points, 47 to 45, with 7 percent remaining unsure.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Even some Republicans began warning this summer that letting those tax credits lapse could be detrimental, with Republican pollsters Tony Fabrizio and Bob Ward issuing a memo that cautioned an extension of the credits could make a difference in next year's midterm election.—
Amanda Seitz,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Canvasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvasser. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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