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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 studies didn’t test chatbots against more forceful types of persuasion, such as a pamphlet or a human canvasser, Jordan Boyd-Graber, an AI researcher at the University of Maryland who was not involved with the research, told me.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Late-stage polling showed just a 2-point margin between Van Epps and Behn, indicating that her strategy of grassroots organizing and activating canvassers and volunteers in neighborhoods and counties typically unreached during congressional elections moved the needle.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2025
That canvasser signed the contract and is no longer working on behalf of the campaign, Von Glahn said.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
The central question was where the canvassers lived during the petition drive, Wood said.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
So canvassers in the city have long followed the same rules that govern the pizza delivery guy and Amazon drivers — get in, do your job, and leave.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
The gap in the training and protocols leaves canvassers vulnerable to potential risks and hazards in making erroneous, inconsistent, and unfair decisions.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
The canvassers themselves were also becoming a weapon.
—Mark Chiusano, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Late-stage polling showed just a 2-point margin between Van Epps and Behn, indicating that her strategy of grassroots organizing and activating canvassers and volunteers in neighborhoods and counties typically unreached during congressional elections moved the needle.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2025
That canvasser signed the contract and is no longer working on behalf of the campaign, Von Glahn said.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
The central question was where the canvassers lived during the petition drive, Wood said.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
So canvassers in the city have long followed the same rules that govern the pizza delivery guy and Amazon drivers — get in, do your job, and leave.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
The gap in the training and protocols leaves canvassers vulnerable to potential risks and hazards in making erroneous, inconsistent, and unfair decisions.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
The canvassers themselves were also becoming a weapon.
—Mark Chiusano, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvasser
interviewer
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Chieng appealed to the scientist in Dubner while absolutely owning the pop scientist, and that’s a gorgeous move for an interviewer.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Then, as the interviewer moved on to the next question, which was directed to his costar Paul Rudd, Black broke out into song.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Canvasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvasser. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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