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[ pres-muhn ] / ˈprɛs mən /
noun, plural press·men.a person who operates or has charge of a printing press. British. a writer or reporter for the press. Origin of pressmanFirst recorded in 1590–1600; press1 + -man Words nearby pressmanpressing, pressing plant, press into service, press kit, press lord, pressman, pressmark, press money, press of sail, press on, press one's luck Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pressmanThough he has worked closely with celebrities like Clooney, Pressman is a wonk with little patience for Hollywood theatrics. Obama Hires a Clooney Confidant|Sandra McElwaine|April 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST Pressman grew up in California the son of two attorneys with a firm belief in equal rights. Obama Hires a Clooney Confidant|Sandra McElwaine|April 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST He had gone down into poverty so absolute that he was often without pen and paper, and now emerged a pressman. The Life of Francis Thompson|Everard Meynell Mr. William Bowden, a retired master-printer, had already been engaged to act as compositor and pressman. The Art and Craft of Printing|William Morris
The kindly blue eyes were grown hard as steel, and in them the pressman read that upon his next words rested his whole career. The Sins of Sverac Bablon|Sax Rohmer Trust a pressman to know the necessary people and a chance for copy. Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell As a pressman you will probably disagree with me, but I propose to suppress these two pieces of evidence. The Green Eyes of Bst|Sax Rohmer
British Dictionary definitions for pressman
noun plural -mena person who works for the press a person who operates a printing press Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |