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.
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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
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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
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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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