enumerator

noun

enu·​mer·​a·​tor i-ˈn(y)ü-mə-ˌrā-tər How to pronounce enumerator (audio)
: one that enumerates
especially : a census taker

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The 1930 census shows that the enumerator, a woman, initially recorded Alice as white. Bryan Greene, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2024 Conversely, the folklore of enumerators also includes examples where the enumerator outsmarts a reluctant resident. James Deutsch, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2020 One enumerator in San Francisco came upon a household of Chinese workers living together, working in a laundry. WIRED, 25 Aug. 2022 Out of financial necessity during the pandemic, reporter Jeremy Miller becomes a census enumerator in Richmond, California, for $25 an hour. Longreads, 24 Oct. 2021 See all Example Sentences for enumerator 

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of enumerator was in 1835

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“Enumerator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enumerator. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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