pollster

noun

poll·​ster ˈpōl-stər How to pronounce pollster (audio)
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: one that conducts a poll or compiles data obtained by a poll

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he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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Even a poll by Trafalgar Group, a Republican-leaning pollster, showed Hamilton with a 1% lead over Marshall. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 There has been a proliferation of not-so-great polls this cycle, some driven by AI, others without long track records and even a pollster exposed to be fake. — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026 Many pollsters have made changes to combat nonresponse bias in recent years. — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 How much people like the idea depends on what they’re told about it, pollsters have found. — Kate Wells, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pollster

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First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pollster was in 1939

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pollster

noun
poll·​ster ˈpōl-stər How to pronounce pollster (audio)
: one that conducts a poll or collects data obtained by a poll
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