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/pohl"steuhr/, n.a person whose occupation is the taking of public-opinion polls.[1935-40, Amer.; POLL1 + -STER]
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pollster — poll‧ster [ˈpəʊlstə ǁ ˈpoʊlstər] noun [countable] JOURNALISM a person or organization that carries out polls * * * pollster UK US /ˈpəʊlstər/ noun [C] ► a person who asks people questions in an opinion poll (= a situation in which people are… … Financial and business terms
pollster — (n.) 1939, from POLL (Cf. poll) (n.) + STER (Cf. ster) … Etymology dictionary
pollster — [n] polltaker canvasser, market researcher, public opinion gatherer, sampler, survey taker; concepts 37,103,197,291 … New thesaurus
pollster — ► NOUN ▪ a person who conducts or analyses opinion polls … English terms dictionary
pollster — ☆ pollster [pōl′stər ] n. a person whose work is taking public opinion polls … English World dictionary
Pollster — A professional whose primary job is conducting private pre election polls and advising candidates on election strategy. A pollster may inspect ballots. Pollsters typically hold at least a master s degree in statistics.List of American… … Wikipedia
pollster — UK [ˈpəʊlstə(r)] / US [ˈpoʊlstər] noun [countable] Word forms pollster : singular pollster plural pollsters a person or organization that prepares a poll … English dictionary
pollster — [[t]po͟ʊlstə(r)[/t]] pollsters N COUNT A pollster is a person or organization who asks large numbers of people questions to find out their opinions on particular subjects … English dictionary
pollster — poll·ster (pōl’stər) n. ▸ One that takes public opinion surveys. Word History: The suffix ster is used to make nouns referring to persons and can be found in a variety of words that are part of the current vocabulary of English, such as hipster,… … Word Histories
pollster — noun someone who conducts surveys of public opinion a pollster conducts public opinion polls a headcounter counts heads • Syn: ↑poll taker, ↑headcounter, ↑canvasser • Derivationally related forms: ↑canvas ( … Useful english dictionary
pollster — noun Date: 1939 one that conducts a poll or compiles data obtained by a poll … New Collegiate Dictionary
