Associations to the word «Canvasser»

Wiktionary

CANVASSER, noun. Someone who goes through a region soliciting votes in an election, or conducting a public opinion poll

Dictionary definition

CANVASSER, noun. A petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes.
CANVASSER, noun. Someone who examines votes at an election.
CANVASSER, noun. Someone who conducts surveys of public opinion; "a pollster conducts public opinion polls"; "a headcounter counts heads".
CANVASSER, noun. A person who takes or counts votes.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats