Synonyms of pollster

pollster

noun

ˈpōl-stər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interviewer
• inquirer
• canvasser
• poller
• questioner
• querist
• querier
• asker

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• respondent
• interviewee
• pollee
• reporter
• responder
• answerer
• witness
• informant
• testifier
• replier
• attester

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pollster

Sixty-one percent of Israelis told pollsters for the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) that the national mood is poor. — Dahlia Scheindlin, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Neil Newhouse, a longtime Republican pollster, echoed concerns that his party was deploying its cash too late. — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

The polling failure will serve to give further ammunition to the Brazilian right and the Bolsonaro camp, which have long alleged that the nation's leading pollsters turn in work biased in favor of Lula and his Workers Party. — David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Alaska’s general election will also feature another candidate named Dan Sullivan, creating an unusual ballot issue that the Times said prompted pollsters to specify that respondents were being asked about the incumbent. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026