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pollster

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈpoʊlstɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: P OW1 L S T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A professional who conducts or analyzes opinion polls.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Trump didn't like the results of the polls, so he fired the pollsters.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who conducts surveys of public opinion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a pollster conducts public opinion polls
  • a headcounter counts heads

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: poll taker, headcounter, canvasser

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inquirer, enquirer, questioner, querier, asker

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English poll Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English pollster From poll + -ster.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: анкетьор (anketjor) — person who conducts polls
  • Catalan: enquestador — person who conducts polls
  • Catalan: enquestadora — person who conducts polls
  • Finnish: mielipidetutkija — person who conducts polls
  • French: sondeur — person who conducts polls
  • French: enquêteur — person who conducts polls
  • French: enquêtrice — person who conducts polls
  • Galician: enquisador — person who conducts polls
  • German: Meinungsforscher — person who conducts polls
  • Greek: δημοσκόπος (dimoskópos) — person who conducts polls
  • Hungarian: közvélemény-kutató — person who conducts polls
  • Hungarian: kérdezőbiztos — person who conducts polls
  • Polish: ankieter — person who conducts polls
  • Polish: ankieterka — person who conducts polls
  • Portuguese: pesquisador — person who conducts polls
  • Romanian: anchetator — person who conducts polls
  • Romanian: sondor — person who conducts polls
  • Russian: опро́счик (oprósčik) — person who conducts polls
  • Russian: опро́счица (oprósčica) — person who conducts polls
  • Russian: анкетёр (anketjór) — person who conducts polls
  • Serbo-Croatian: ankètār — person who conducts polls
  • Spanish: encuestador — person who conducts polls
  • Turkish: anketçi — person who conducts polls
  • Turkish: anketör — person who conducts polls
Real reading context

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