Definition of Pollster

1. Noun. Someone who conducts surveys of public opinion. "A headcounter counts heads"

Exact synonyms: Canvasser, Headcounter, Poll Taker
Generic synonyms: Asker, Enquirer, Inquirer, Querier, Questioner
Derivative terms: Canvas, Canvass, Poll

Definition of Pollster

1. Noun. A professional whose primary job is conducting pre-election polls. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pollster

1. a poller [n -S] - See also: poller

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pollster

pollises
pollist
pollists
polliwig
polliwigs
polliwog
polliwogs
pollman
pollmen
pollock
pollocked
pollocking
pollocks
pollodic
polls
pollster (current term)
pollsters
polltaker
polltakers
pollucite
pollutable
pollutant
pollutants
polluted
pollutedly
pollutedness
polluter
polluters
pollutes

Literary usage of Pollster

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Marshall Plan Summer: An Eyewitness Report on Europe and the Russians in by Thomas Andrew Bailey (1977)
"One poll reported that on three separate occasions younger people had run after the pollster to ask how they could go about committing their old folks to a ..."

2. Russia's 1996 Presidential Election: The End of Polarized Politics by Michael McFaul (1997)
"29 (May 10, 1996): 2.1 am indebted to Alek- sandr Oslon, president of the Foundation for Public Opinion and chief pollster for the Yeltsin camapaign, ..."

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