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canvasser

UK/ˈkæn.vəs.ə(ɹ)/

canvasser noun: someone who goes through a region soliciting votes in an election, or conducting a public opinion poll.

Noun

canvasser (plural canvassers)

  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. (Philippines, obsolete except US) A person who scrutinizes the ballot in an election.

Forms of canvasser

pluralcanvassers

Origin of canvasser

From canvass + -er.

Words formed from canvasser

Questions about canvasser

What does canvasser mean?
Canvasser means someone who goes through a region soliciting votes in an election, or conducting a public opinion poll.
What part of speech is canvasser?
Canvasser is a noun.
How do you pronounce canvasser?
Canvasser is pronounced /ˈkæn.vəs.ə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of canvasser?
The plural of canvasser is canvassers.

Words near canvasser in the dictionary

  1. canvasman
  2. canvasmen
  3. canvass
  4. canvassable
  5. canvassed
  6. canvasser
  7. canvassers
  8. canvasses
  9. canvasseth
  10. canvassing
  11. canvassings

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