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CANVASSER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who takes or counts votes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("canvasser" is a kind of...):
teller; vote counter (an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who conducts surveys of public opinion
Example:
a headcounter counts heads
Synonyms:
canvasser; headcounter; poll taker; pollster
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("canvasser" is a kind of...):
asker; enquirer; inquirer; querier; questioner (someone who asks a question)
Derivation:
canvass (get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Someone who examines votes at an election
Synonyms:
canvasser; scrutineer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("canvasser" is a kind of...):
examiner; inspector (an investigator who observes carefully)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
Synonyms:
canvasser; solicitor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("canvasser" is a kind of...):
petitioner; requester; suppliant; supplicant (one praying humbly for something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "canvasser"):
fundraiser (someone who solicits financial contributions)
Derivation:
canvass (solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign)
