pollster

noun

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

Examples of pollster in a Sentence

he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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More bad news for Trump came in a poll conducted by his campaign pollster, Tony Fabrizio, for The Wall Street Journal. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 However, an internal poll from Donalds’s campaign pollster Fabrizio Lee and Associated released last week showed Donalds with a 34 percent to 30 percent lead over Casey DeSantis. Julia Manchester, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025 While Snow White was meeting harsh reviews and audience indifference, my New York Times colleague Ezra Klein was interviewing the Democratic pollster David Shor about the 2024 election, and ... Ross Douthat, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025 And Democratic pollsters fret that if liberal politicians, in particular, do not address these issues, the party is at risk of losing more men to the GOP. Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2025 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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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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