1. a person who conducts opinion polls or surveys to gather public opinion data

Examples

• The pollster called 1,000 registered voters to ask about their candidate preferences.
• Political pollsters predicted a close election based on their latest survey results.
• The company hired a professional pollster to gauge customer satisfaction.
• Exit pollsters interviewed voters as they left the polling stations.
• The pollster’s data showed a significant shift in public opinion over the past month.
• Television networks rely on pollsters to provide election night predictions.