"poller" meaning in English

See poller in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-poller.wav Forms: pollers [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: From poll + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|poll|er}} poll + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} poller (plural pollers)
  1. one who polls or lops trees
    Sense id: en-poller-en-noun-S4p9M970 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 11 27 14 24 24
  2. one who cuts hair; a barber Categories (topical): Hair, People
    Sense id: en-poller-en-noun-Fv14KSUF Disambiguation of Hair: 3 56 3 18 20 Disambiguation of People: 21 41 21 17 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 10 8 36 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 11 27 14 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 23 8 32 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 18 6 39 31
  3. one who votes
    Sense id: en-poller-en-noun-BWC6ZCCv Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 11 27 14 24 24
  4. one who registers voters or conducts a poll
    Sense id: en-poller-en-noun-LdRPHXfi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 10 8 36 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 11 27 14 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 23 8 32 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 18 6 39 31
  5. (computing) a task or process that periodically checks for a condition being satisfied, such as the availability of new data Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-poller-en-noun-Z1JlrPLA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 10 8 36 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 11 27 14 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 23 8 32 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 18 6 39 31 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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