pollworker
nounUK /ˈpəʊlˌwɜːkə/
US /ˈpoʊlˌwɜːrkər/
A pollworker is a person who helps at a voting place on election day.
The pollworker showed me where to sign in before I voted.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A person hired temporarily to staff a polling location.
The county hired extra pollworkers for the busy election.
3. A volunteer who checks voters in and hands out ballots.
As a pollworker, she greeted every voter with a smile.
4. An official who helps keep voting fair and orderly.
The pollworker made sure the line moved smoothly all day.