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pooler

American  
[pool-er] / ˈpul ər /

noun

  • poolers
    plural
  1. a member of a pool of people, especially a reporter or journalist who belongs to a press pool.

  2. Computers. connection pooler.


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The Journal was the print pooler during Trump’s recent weekend trip to Ireland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The pooler noted that Biden “clearly appeared to correct himself at the end but it’s not clear which version is correct. Seeking clarification.”

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2025

I was assigned as the photo pooler and tasked with providing pictures to U.S. news outlets and the global wires with pictures of these frantic diplomatic efforts.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

A rock pooler has found a rare sea slug while searching around the coast of south Cornwall.

From BBC ● May 15, 2023

I’m not an everyday car pooler, maybe three days a week.

From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2012

“Print poolers serve on behalf of all journalists — hundreds who can’t be there in person to cover events,” said Miller, who covers the White House for the Associated Press.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2020

Nor were things much better once the poolers were allowed into the sunlight.

From Time Magazine Archive

Los Angeles motorists, irritated by an experimental expressway lane for car poolers, defeat it not with persuasion and argument but by circumventions and defiant traffic blockages.

From Time Magazine Archive

For bus riders and car poolers, travel times are now half what they were before the project.

From Time Magazine Archive

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