canvasser

[ kan-vuhs-er ]

/ ˈkæn vəs ər /

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a person who solicits votes, subscriptions, donations, opinions, or the like, especially by phone or door-to-door: Besides raising funds, canvassers also leave important information for residents regarding heart health.

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Origin of canvasser

canvass + -er¹

Words nearby canvasser

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How to use canvasser in a sentence

A canvasser will knock on their door and ask voters to sign the card.
The Democrats’ Simple Midterm Weapon|Ben Jacobs|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He noted that the turnout promoting effect of a canvasser knocking on a door decays within ten days to be almost minimal.
The Democrats’ Simple Midterm Weapon|Ben Jacobs|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I hit the streets of San Francisco with canvasser Cynthia Ford, who began collecting signatures for the group in March.
The Web’s Stealth Presidential Race|John Avlon|July 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I needn't have taken the job of canvasser in the first place.
Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman|Emma Speed Sampson

Then he saw that she was very young and modest, with none of the assurance of a canvasser, so he gave her a chance to speak.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
He represents that vast army of electors whom neither canvasser nor caucus has ever yet cajoled or bullied into a polling-booth.
Obiter Dicta|Augustine Birrell
The relation of this subject to the book canvasser is extremely suggestive.
Revisiting the Earth|James Langdon Hill
A fourth is a successful life-insurance canvasser, and has lately insured the lives of the other three.
Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895|Various

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