canvasser
Petition signature gatherer
A canvasser is someone who goes door to door soliciting votes, opinions, or sales.
Political campaigns deploy canvassers before elections to identify supporters and persuade undecided voters.
The term also applies to people conducting surveys or selling goods: A canvasser for the census came by yesterday.
The related verb is canvass.
One who advocates publicly
- petitionFormal written appeal
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- electionOrganized public voting
- voteFormal choice expression
grassroots · constituency · rally · platform · caucus · primary · endorsement · nominee
Vigorous cause champion
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- organizerArrangement tool or person
- outreachProactive community assistance
awareness · engagement · community · cause · movement · petition · mobilization · supporter
One who measures opinion
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- respondentsThose who answer queries
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- censusOfficial population count
data · sampling · statistics · fieldwork · interviewer · opinion · research · tally
Striking to announce presence
- doorbellEntry alert device
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- householdDomestic unit of residents
territory · pitch · introduction · flyers · brochures · leaflets · clipboard · script
One who moves merchandise
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
- pitchmanPersuasive product demonstrator
- telemarketerSells products via calls
- promoterOne who organizes events
samples · demonstration · product · merchant · vendor · broker · representative · commission
Able to persuade
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
- engagingPleasantly attractive, compelling attention
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
eloquent · rhetoric · pitch · rapport · persistence · rejection · scripted · talking-points
campaigner
One who advocates publicly
vote · grassroots · constituency · rally · platform · caucus · primary · endorsement · nominee · partisan
activist
Vigorous cause champion
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- organizerArrangement tool or person
outreach · awareness · engagement · community · cause · movement · petition · mobilization · supporter · recruit
pollster
One who measures opinion
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- respondentsThose who answer queries
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
census · data · sampling · statistics · fieldwork · interviewer · opinion · research · tally · results
knocking
Striking to announce presence
- doorbellEntry alert device
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- residentsPeople living somewhere
household · territory · pitch · introduction · flyers · brochures · leaflets · clipboard · script · turf
salesperson
One who moves merchandise
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
- pitchmanPersuasive product demonstrator
- telemarketerSells products via calls
promoter · samples · demonstration · product · merchant · vendor · broker · representative · commission · quota
convincing
Able to persuade
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
- engagingPleasantly attractive, compelling attention
compelling · eloquent · rhetoric · pitch · rapport · persistence · rejection · scripted · talking-points · rebuttals
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- persuaderspersuader, orator, orators, public speaker, speechmaker
- salespeoplesalesperson, car salesman, sales reps, sales associates, sales agents
- peddlerspeddler, hawker, vendor, street vendor, pushcart
- political operativescampaign manager, strategist, political consultant, campaign aide, political advisor
- political supportersactivist, advocate, backer, supporter, volunteer
canvasserrespondent
One who gives answers
interviewee · answerer · replier · responder · informant
canvasserprospect
Potential client or opportunity
target · recipient · householder · voter · constituent
- blank canvassesUntouched painting surfaces