POLLSTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pollster mean? 

• POLLSTER (noun)
  The noun POLLSTER has 1 sense:

1. someone who conducts surveys of public opinion

  Familiarity information: POLLSTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLLSTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who conducts surveys of public opinion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

canvasser; headcounter; poll taker; pollster

Context example:

a headcounter counts heads

Hypernyms ("pollster" is a kind of...):

asker; enquirer; inquirer; querier; questioner (someone who asks a question)

Derivation:

poll (an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people)