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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
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.
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Volunteers and paid canvassers have traversed neighborhoods on foot to talk to local businesses.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 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
The coin, which was flipped by a member of the board of canvassers, landed on tails.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
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.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Volunteers and paid canvassers have traversed neighborhoods on foot to talk to local businesses.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 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
The coin, which was flipped by a member of the board of canvassers, landed on tails.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
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.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvasser
interviewer
Noun
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Argentine interviewer Tomi Munaretto drew a crowd of fans trying to answer his trivia questions.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Not by the interviewer, though.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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“Canvasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvasser. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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