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pressman

[ pres-muhn ]

noun

, plural press·men.
  1. a person who operates or has charge of a printing press.
  2. British. a writer or reporter for the press.


pressman

/ -ˌmæn; ˈprɛsmən /

noun

  1. a person who works for the press
  2. a person who operates a printing press


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pressman1

First recorded in 1590–1600; press 1 + -man

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Example Sentences

David Pressman took George Clooney on his first trip to Darfur.

Though he has worked closely with celebrities like Clooney, Pressman is a wonk with little patience for Hollywood theatrics.

Pressman grew up in California the son of two attorneys with a firm belief in equal rights.

The sixth and last round, is described by the pressman and compositors, as having been fearfully scientific.

They enjoyed the peculiar novel relish of it, coming from a social pressman and a dame of high society.

This printed sheet is then turned face down by the pressman and any unevenness of the impression noted.

While the pressman is laying out his plates the feeder should be cutting thin sheets of paper the size of one of the plates.

He worked as a pressman, as he had done in America, for the sake of the exercise.

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