scrutineer, canvasser
(noun) someone who examines votes at an election
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scrutineer (plural scrutineers)
(now chiefly, motor racing) A person who scrutinises; a person responsible for scrutineering.
scrutineer (third-person singular simple present scrutineers, present participle scrutineering, simple past and past participle scrutineered)
(transitive) To scrutinise; to thoroughly check that an election is being run fairly, or that a vehicle meets the rules of a competition, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Scru`ti*neer, n.
Definition: A scrutinizer; specifically, an examiner of votes, as at an election.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
