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
That is down from a week ago, when a survey by the same pollsters put ICE's net favorability at +2 points, with 45 percent holding a favorable opinion, and 43 percent holding an unfavorable opinion.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Many pollsters credit Trump’s message to labor as key to his victory in swing states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin—coincidentally, all states with high numbers of hunters and anglers.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Two California pollsters found that Newsom’s recent political pivot did not endear him to state voters, either.
‘Bully pulpit’
But there is some potentially good news in all this for Newsom.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025
The poll from the Levada Center — described by The New York Times as the sole independent pollster inside Russia — has a margin of error between 1.5 and 3.4 percentage points.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Many pollsters credit Trump’s message to labor as key to his victory in swing states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin—coincidentally, all states with high numbers of hunters and anglers.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Two California pollsters found that Newsom’s recent political pivot did not endear him to state voters, either.
‘Bully pulpit’
But there is some potentially good news in all this for Newsom.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025
The poll from the Levada Center — described by The New York Times as the sole independent pollster inside Russia — has a margin of error between 1.5 and 3.4 percentage points.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pollster
interviewer
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The interviewer, journalist Touré, asked Combs about his style advice for men.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
5 July 2025
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Peter Benchley, who wrote both the 1974 novel the film was based on and the screenplay, acted as an interviewer, as well.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollster. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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