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sondaggista

pollster, polling specialist

noun son-dah-JEE-stah Rare
People & Society Professions

Origin: From sondaggio (poll, survey) + -ista (agent suffix).

Usage Note

Sondaggista follows the epicene -ista pattern: il sondaggista (m), la sondaggista (f), with plurals i sondaggisti / le sondaggiste. It refers specifically to a professional who designs and conducts opinion polls, distinct from a generic ricercatore (researcher). The term became common in Italian media from the 1980s as polling became central to political reporting.

Examples

"Il sondaggista ha presentato i nuovi dati."

Natural Translation

The pollster presented the new data.

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