voter

[ voh-ter ]

noun

1. a person who votes.
2. a person who has a right to vote; elector.

voter

/ ˈvəʊtə /

noun

1. a person who can or does vote

Word History and Origins

Origin of voter¹

1570–80; vote (v.) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The value to voters is in spotting a D or an R next to a name in a race they haven’t paid attention to and getting a sense of what that candidate is likely to advocate.

From Washington Post

So by all means, decent politicians and patriotic voters should leave the GOP.

From Washington Post

Just before that time, surveys by the Public Policy Institute of California and the Field Poll found Davis’s approval rating in the low 20s and his disapproval in the high 60s or worse among voters.

From FiveThirtyEight

We were already near that point here in San Diego County, where we were approaching 80 percent of voters being permanent mail voters and 20-25 percent of the population still going to a polling location.

From Voice of San Diego

Notably, however, only 29 percent of voters in both parties were able to form an opinion of Cawthorn, even though he’s made a lot of news in his short career.

From FiveThirtyEight

But its far more insidious role was revealed, whether it was gun policies or voter suppression.

From The Daily Beast

In his final new rule of the November 14th episode, Maher takes American voters to task for the lowest voter turnout in 72 years.

From The Daily Beast

But the idea of the swing voter is way oversold by the media.

From The Daily Beast

How a late change in strategy may have sent Democratic volunteers after the exact wrong type of voter.

From The Daily Beast

Both presidents fit the historical pattern of third-quarter voter fatigue.

From The Daily Beast

But Colt tried to prolong the contest by bringing up a voter an hour.

From Project Gutenberg

It is illegal for a voter to be approached concerning a possible candidate any nearer than 100 feet from the polling place.

From Project Gutenberg

To facilitate detection every voter was required to endorse his name in full on his ballot.

From Project Gutenberg

Indeed, it is America which sets the worst stumbling-block in the voter's path.

From Project Gutenberg

The law of Pennsylvania allows any voter who demands it to receive "assistance" in the marking of his ballot.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• citizen
• resident
• taxpayer