noun
1. a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
• Syn: ↑solicitor
• Hypernyms: ↑petitioner, ↑suppliant, ↑supplicant, ↑requester
• Hyponyms: ↑fundraiser
2. someone who examines votes at an election
• Syn: ↑scrutineer
• Derivationally related forms: ↑scrutiny (for: ↑scrutineer)
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
3. someone who conducts surveys of public opinion
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a pollster conducts public opinion polls
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a headcounter counts heads
• Syn: ↑pollster, ↑poll taker, ↑headcounter
• Hypernyms: ↑inquirer, ↑enquirer, ↑questioner, ↑querier, ↑asker
4. a person who takes or counts votes
• Hypernyms: ↑teller, ↑vote counter
Useful english dictionary. 2012.