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pressman

noun

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Wiktionary

name

  1. A surname.

    Pressman said that Ingraham’s segment “sparked a torrent of republications and copycat false charges” and was amplified by Trump on Twitter.

noun

Etymology: From press + man.

  1. Someone who operates a printing press.

    The suspicious pressmen had threatened destruction to anyone whose inventions might suspend their employment—'destruction to him and his traps.'

    As the pressman returns the inkballs to the inkstone, the journeyman closes the frisket and tympan.

  2. A journalist or newspaper reporter.

    "He hates pressmen, but I am in his confidence, for he knows that I will publish no more than he authorizes."

    Quite a crowd of townspeople turned out to see the train start, and several pressmen were busily engaged in taking notes and photographs.

  3. One who pressgangs people into naval service.
  4. One who presses clothes.

    a tailor's pressman