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enumerator

British  
/ ɪˈnjuːməˌreɪtə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that enumerates

  2. a person who compiles the voting list for an area

  3. a person who issues and retrieves forms during a census of population

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Before arriving at the Journal in 2026, Adam worked as a bartender, a census enumerator, and a staff writer for The Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

Next door, the enumerator recorded Joseph F. Curtis, a mail carrier, and next door to him a truck driver, Alfred Travers, his wife, Ada, and their nine children.

From Washington Post Apr. 27, 2022

Instead, the enumerator left a paper questionnaire, with a cover letter instructing the residents to mail it back.

From Science Magazine Jul. 24, 2017

A David Walker speech is always worth listening to with care, for Mr. Walker is a reliable and thorough enumerator of popular deficit-scare themes.

From Salon Feb. 11, 2011

Mr. Commissioner," he said, "I'm an assistant agent of the Census Bureau in Washington, and I'm just going to my station as an enumerator for the population.

From The Boy With the U.S. Census by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis

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