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
  • The interviewer, journalist Touré, asked Combs about his style advice for men.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
  • Peter Benchley, who wrote both the 1974 novel the film was based on and the screenplay, acted as an interviewer, as well.
    Caroline Blair, People.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Most mainstream pollsters find the sprawling megabill underwater, even as Republicans prepare to spend millions of dollars defending it.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
  • Donald Trump's standing with voters is showing new signs of strain, polling analysis from a Republican-leaning pollster suggests.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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“Canvasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvasser. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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