canvasser
nounUK /ˈkæn.vəs.ə(ɹ)/
Etymology From canvass + -er.
1
Someone who goes through a region soliciting votes in an election, or conducting a public opinion poll.
- Ms. Cohen-Sanchez, right, and canvassers from National Ground Game earlier this month in California.2026 April 13, Robert Draper, “After Charlie Kirk’s Death, a Fight for the Youth Vote”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2026, image caption:
2
Government, Politics Philippines A person who scrutinizes the ballot in an election.
Obsolete except US
- Derived terms
- book canvasser