Synonyms of canvasser

canvasser

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interviewer
• inquirer
• pollster
• poller
• questioner
• querist
• querier
• asker

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• respondent
• interviewee
• reporter
• responder
• witness
• answerer
• pollee
• informant
• testifier
• replier
• attester

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canvasser

Municipal and county boards of canvassers perform the final verification and certification of races. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Sure enough, two weeks later, Piker flies back to Denver unannounced to give a pep talk to some Kiros canvassers and tag along for last-minute door-knocking. — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

And canvassers will fan out to discuss affordability issues in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

For the 23-year-old part-time student and political canvasser, moving out of her mom’s apartment in New Britain and buying an inexpensive car are daunting enough. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026

In Ellsworth, independent voter Bobbi O’Brien, who has voted for Collins in the past, was gearing up for the busy wedding season in Maine with her catering and events business when a Platner canvasser came to her door last week. — Julia Terruso, Time, 8 June 2026

The conversation usually ends with the canvasser asking the other person whether their rating on the issue has moved at all. — Lisa Pavia-Higel, The Conversation, 27 May 2026

New Georgia Project canvasser Mardie Hill holds informational door hangers about the upcoming primary election on May 23, 2022, in East Point, Georgia. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 May 2026

The attorney general's office said charges of forgery, unsworn falsification, public records tampering and violations of state elections and voter registration laws remain pending against six canvassers. — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026