pollster

as in interviewer
a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for

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Recent Examples of pollster Trump sued an Iowa pollster who underestimated his support before the election. Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 Though his approval numbers have dipped to 44 percent overall since returning to the Oval Office in January, the rating remains similar to his 46 percent average throughout his first term, the pollster noted. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025 Napolitan was founded by conservative pollster Scott Rasmussen. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025 In 1994, around the time President Bill Clinton signed the largest crime bill in U.S. history, seven of 10 Americans were telling Gallup pollsters that crime was due to amoral criminals and the failure of the criminal justice system to stop them. Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pollster
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  • On April 9, the child allegedly told a forensic interviewer that Carrillo pinned him to the ground and beat him.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Likewise, the actress also got to sit in the interviewer’s seat and ask Kaavia some fun questions.
    Essence, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollster. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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