pollster — a person who conducts opinion polls or surveys to gather public opinion data
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a person who conducts opinion polls or surveys to gather public opinion data
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpoʊlstər/
Example Sentences
- The famous pollster got the election completely wrong and blamed it on his broken crystal ball.
- Every pollster in the country was calling voters during dinner time.
- The pollster's job is like being a detective, but instead of solving crimes, they solve what people think.
pollster
NOUN[/ˈpoʊlstər/]
a person who conducts opinion polls or surveys to gather public opinion data
The pollster asks voters which candidate they'll support this election.
Poll-ster lobster surveys sea creatures for underwater opinion polls!
The pollster surveys the mobster eating lobster!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From 'poll' (a survey or voting process, from Middle Dutch 'polle' meaning head or top of the head, later used metaphorically for counting heads/votes) combined with the agent suffix '-ster' (one who does something).
Breakdown
poll (survey/vote) + -ster (one who performs an action) = pollster (one who conducts polls)
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The famous pollster got the election completely wrong and blamed it on his broken crystal ball.”
“Every pollster in the country was calling voters during dinner time.”
“The pollster's job is like being a detective, but instead of solving crimes, they solve what people think.”
“The pollster was so accurate that politicians started asking him for lottery numbers too.”
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