pollers

noun

plural of poller
as in interviewers
a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information data gathered by nationwide pollers showed the Republicans in the lead

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Recent Examples of pollers Not that those numbers showed any sign of discouraging any of the single-digit candidates, with two low-pollers, Betty Yee and Xavier Becerra, launching new ad campaigns this week. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026 The pandemic appears to have accelerated the trend of people ignoring pollers’ calls. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
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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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“Pollers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollers. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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