census taker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of census taker
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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The growth in age heaping in 2020 was likely from census takers interviewing neighbors or landlords, if they couldn’t reach members of a household.
From Seattle Times
Minnesota also had the highest rate of residents who answered the census questionnaire on their own without needing prompting from a census taker visiting their home.
From Washington Times
He went on to work as a truck driver, jewelry salesman, dress salesman, dock worker, census taker and reporter for The Bridgeport Post.
From New York Times
When the census taker drives through the colony in his truck, incongruously blaring a Monkees song, all of the other women ignore his megaphone instructions to come out and be recorded.
From Salon
Modern-day census takers in England and Wales counted the births of 148 girls named Mary and 1,307 boys called Joseph in annual figures published in October.
From BBC
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