POLLSTER Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

pollster

noun

ˈpōl-stər

Definition of pollster

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 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 Ahead of the election, Putin had said the results would show Russians are united by the military and its goals — though the Levada Center, an independent pollster, found in an August poll that 59% of Russians favored moving to peace talks. — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pollster

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interviewer

Noun

The polls were conducted by telephone using live interviewers.

— 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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