Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who collects census data by visiting individual homes: An enumerator is an official who conducts door-to-door surveys to gather population statistics for a government census.
   • A person who counts or lists items systematically: More broadly, an enumerator is someone who counts or lists things one by one in a methodical order.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The government hired thousands of enumerators to conduct the national population census.
  • As an enumerator, her job was to visit every household in her assigned district and record the number of residents.
  • The museum curator acted as an enumerator, carefully listing each artifact in the new collection.

Advanced Usage

• "To work as an enumerator": to have the job of collecting census data.
  • During the summer, he worked as an enumerator for the statistical bureau.

Variants and Related Words

• Enumerate (verb): To mention a number of things one by one; to count or list.
  • The report enumerates the main causes of the problem.
• Enumeration (noun): The action of mentioning a number of things one by one; a count or list.
  • The enumeration of the votes took several hours.

Synonyms

• Census taker: A person employed to collect census data. (This is a very close synonym for the primary definition).
• Counter: A person or device that counts things.
• Tabulator: A person or machine that arranges data in a table or list.

Related Phrases

• Field enumerator: Specifies an enumerator who collects data in person, outside an office.
  • The survey required a team of field enumerators to interview farmers directly.

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms that specifically feature the word "enumerator.")

Noun

1. someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes