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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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Noun
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Both play and book seem to end midstream, much as the actress soured on her interviewer in real life.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025 -
Over half of candidates say interviewers showered them with excessive praise and flattery during hiring rounds, only to be offered a low salary and unfit job title.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The issue of declining survey-response rate is one that other organizations, including opinion pollsters, have faced in recent years.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, the statement described the pollster as unreliable, citing past inaccuracies.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Canvasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvasser. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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