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canvasser

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variants: also canvaser

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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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“Canvasser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvasser. Accessed 26 Oct. 2020.

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