canvassers

variants also canvasers
plural of canvasser
as in interviewers
a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information worked as a canvasser for a public interest research group

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Recent Examples of canvassers Ring camera footage can capture homeowners confronting porch thieves or political canvassers. — Daniel Lachance, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026 Anutin’s support turned many of them into canvassers for Bhumjaithai—an electoral masterstroke, given that Thai elections are often won and lost in these provincial areas, where vote-canvasser networks are all-important. — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026 The memoirs were a stupendous best-seller, 10,000 door-to-door canvassers selling 325,000 two-volume sets in 1886, earning the general’s widow and children as much as $15 million in today’s dollars. — Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026 Municipal and county boards of canvassers perform the final verification and certification of races. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Sure enough, two weeks later, Piker flies back to Denver unannounced to give a pep talk to some Kiros canvassers and tag along for last-minute door-knocking. — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026 And canvassers will fan out to discuss affordability issues in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 The attorney general's office said charges of forgery, unsworn falsification, public records tampering and violations of state elections and voter registration laws remain pending against six canvassers. — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026 The coin, which was flipped by a member of the board of canvassers, landed on tails. — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canvassers
interviewers
Noun
  • For these polls, interviewers placed more than 480,000 calls to more than 170,000 voters.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • At more than half the locations, on-site staff declined to answer questions or allow the interviewers access.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Canvassers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvassers. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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