Crossword clues for canvasser
canvasser
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Canvasser \Can"vass*er\, n. One who canvasses.
Wiktionary
n. someone who goes through a region soliciting votes in an election, or conducting a public opinion poll
WordNet
n. a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes [syn: solicitor]
someone who examines votes at an election [syn: scrutineer]
someone who conducts surveys of public opinion; "a pollster conducts public opinion polls"; "a headcounter counts heads" [syn: pollster, poll taker, headcounter]
a person who takes or counts votes
Usage examples of "canvasser".
After them march the guilds and trades and trainbands with flying colours: coopers, bird fanciers, millwrights, newspaper canvassers, law scriveners, masseurs, vintners, trussmakers, chimneysweeps, lard refiners, tabinet and poplin weavers, farriers, Italian warehousemen, church decorators, bootjack manufacturers, undertakers, silk mercers, lapidaries, salesmasters, corkcutters, assessors of fire losses, dyers and cleaners, export bottlers, fellmongers, ticketwriters, heraldic seal engravers, horse repository hands, bullion brokers, cricket and archery outfitters, riddlemakers, egg and potato factors, hosiers and glovers, plumbing contractors.
Contemporaneously, a heated argument having arisen between Mr Delegate Madden and Mr Candidate Lynch regarding the juridical and theological dilemma created in the event of one Siamese twin predeceasing the other, the difficulty by mutual consent was referred to Mr Canvasser Bloom for instant submittal to Mr Coadjutor Deacon Dedalus.
The reader will understand, therefore, that when the genius and his mate proposed to start on Macpherson, they were laying out a capacious contract for the cast-iron canvasser, and were taking a step which could only have been inspired by a morbid craving for excitement, aided by the influence of backblock whisky.
To accomplish this, Birdsong employed a small army of university students as canvassers and Nancy bad managed to locate several-now ex-students -who bad worked for him.
In vain the voice of Mr Canvasser Bloom was heard endeavouring to urge, to mollify, to refrain.
Kidney of Bloom, pray for us Flower of the Bath, pray for us Mentor of Menton, pray for us Canvasser for the Freeman, pray for us Charitable Mason, pray for us Wandering Soap, pray for us Sweets of Sin, pray for us Music without Words, pray for us Reprover of the Citizen, pray for us Friend of all Frillies, pray for us Midwife Most Merciful, pray for us Potato Preservative against Plague and Pestilence, pray for us.
You know the result perfectly well, because you know that when you have once opened the door to a canvasser, the trouble is done and you have got to suffer defeat.
His friends at Birmingham persuaded him to leave that work to others, their advice being no doubt prompted, in part at least, by the ludicrous experience of his qualifications as a canvasser which the following incident furnished them.
My friend, I have not had a moment's respite from canvassers this day.