as in interviewer
a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information
data gathered by nationwide pollers showed the Republicans in the lead
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Recent Examples of poller
Not that those numbers showed any sign of discouraging any of the single-digit candidates, with two low-pollers, Betty Yee and Xavier Becerra, launching new ad campaigns this week.
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The pandemic appears to have accelerated the trend of people ignoring pollers’ calls.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The pandemic appears to have accelerated the trend of people ignoring pollers’ calls.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poller
Noun
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Watch how interviewers talk about their boss, peers and mistakes.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Burden’s interviewers have lingered over this episode as well.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
Noun
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In the performance & results phase, your role is that of an inquirer.—
Rodney C. Adkins,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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Since Cohn had signed the letter asking for retraction, the lead inquirer did not report to him.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That is nearly the same as last month's rating from this pollster.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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That was the hypothetical matchup that the pollster said Wasserman Schultz won with 52% of the Democratic primary vote, with 43% divided among seven other candidates, and 5% undecided.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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“Poller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poller. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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