poller

Definition of pollernext
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. 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 Pratt has gone from novelty candidate to serious contender to, at the moment, an oh-so-close third-place poller ahead of Tuesday’s primary that will determine what will almost surely be the two candidates who advance to November. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
  • Serving as a producer, writer and interviewer was Cassidy Hartmann.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Both seem like two ways to, if not be monstrous, then at least refuse to play the game in the way a young interviewer would expect an older, more august person to play along.
    Merve Emre, The New York Review of Books, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In the performance & results phase, your role is that of an inquirer.
    Rodney C. Adkins, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • 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
  • Maxwell thinks Prince Avenue is the stronger team, a belief not shared by the other six pollsters in the AJC Composite Rankings.
    Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But without an energized base, Republicans don’t stand a chance, said longtime pollster Frank Luntz.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Poller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poller. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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