Pollster
[pohl-ster] /ˈpoʊl stər/
noun
1.
a person whose occupation is the taking of public-opinion .
/ˈpəʊlstə/
noun
1.
a person who conducts opinion polls
n.
1939, from poll (n.) + -ster.
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