canvasser
Example Sentences
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Tonight, I’m shadowing Elly Mui, who’s been with the campaign since January—first as a paid canvasser in the run-up to the primary, which Mamdani won in a surprise upset, and as a volunteer ever since.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
One canvasser said he was paid $25 an hour and found the job on Craigslist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2025
Since leaving prison in 2020, he has worked as a canvasser on several political campaigns.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023
The canvasser was holding a Confederate flag when he was detained by police.
From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2022
He went on humming a sprightly air, then suddenly interrupting himself, he said, 'But have you got an advertisement canvasser, Mr. De Haan?'
From The Grandchildren of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.