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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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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's the lowest point since 2001, when the pollster began asking the question in its surveys.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Selzer, who had been an Iowa pollster for over 20 years, announced her retirement soon after the election.—
Morgan Kromer,
The Washington Examiner,
30 June 2025
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“Canvasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvasser. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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