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
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In 2003, an interviewer bluntly asked whether Xi Jinping had enjoyed a privileged lifestyle as a child.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025 -
Add in something the interviewer doesn’t ask about.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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That is down from a week ago, when a survey by the same pollsters put ICE's net favorability at +2 points, with 45 percent holding a favorable opinion, and 43 percent holding an unfavorable opinion.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Many pollsters credit Trump’s message to labor as key to his victory in swing states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin—coincidentally, all states with high numbers of hunters and anglers.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Canvasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvasser. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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