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census taker
noun
- a person who gathers information for a census.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of census taker1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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Example Sentences
The bureau was facing a shortfall in census takers after large numbers reported for training but then dropped out.
From Fortune
But there were other Norwegians in Chicago in 1839 who do not seem to have been found by the census taker.
From Project Gutenberg
This was like filling in a blank for a census taker, only worse.
From Project Gutenberg
Then Rogers called up the census-taker and told him to go ahead with his enumeration.
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For all the thrill which she seemed likely to give him, he might as well be opening an interview with the census-taker.
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He wished her to be alive to everything, but without suspiciously scrutinizing details, like a census-taker.
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