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pressman
[ pres-muhn ]
noun
- a person who operates or has charge of a printing press.
- British. a writer or reporter for the press.
pressman
/ -ˌmæn; ˈprɛsmən /
noun
- a person who works for the press
- a person who operates a printing press
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Example Sentences
The Post’s pressmen went on strike, destroying the paper’s printing presses and staging a massive picket line in which one sign taunted her with her husband’s suicide: “Phil shot the wrong Graham.â€
No labor action has stopped publication of The Times since a strike of pressmen and others in 1978, which lasted 88 days.
His father was a pressman at a printing company, and money was tight.
So once again, The Envelope tips its pressman’s cap to these few great actors who’ve made a sizable impression in their brief time onscreen.
A floor or two below, another room full of linotypists and pressmen was preparing to create the rumble of the presses that Bernstein would feel under his feet.
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