enumerator

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noun

A person who, or a thing that enumerates; a counter or iterator.

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Meanings

nounenumerator (plural enumerators)

plural enumerators

  1. A person who, or a thing that enumerates; a counter or iterator.

    The basic idea is that the researcher conducting the transect (called the counter or enumerator) walks along a set path at certain intervals (hourly, daily, monthly, etc.) and tallies all instances of whatever is being surveyed.

    2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4
  2. A census taker.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who collects census data by visiting individual homes

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census taker
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officialfunctionary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From enumerate + -or.

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Translations

Indonesian enumerator
  • enumeratorA person who counts or enumerates
Māori kaitatau
  • kaitatauA person who counts or enumerates
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APA

enumerator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enumerator

MLA

“enumerator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enumerator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enumerator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enumerator.

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