presser
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- noun
- /ˈprɛsər/
- Literature
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rueda de prensa
- Though I agree with your assessment of Romney, I saw his presser on Wednesday.
- today's presser
- yesterday's presser
Now DeSantis put on his smug face and defended his new bill at a presser.
- Now DeSantis put on his smug face and defended his new bill at a presser.
- And George said I'll need you and my dad to have a meet before the presser because you've got just like you've never met each other.
- And to watch these apologists, I mean, I, I couldn't, I was rabidly flipping the night of that presser between like MSNBCCNN and Fox.
Examples
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And don't forget, in his postgame presser, Miles blamed the headsets not working for the lack of communication.
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During the morning presser, the mayor addressed the community's concerns about the new housing project.
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At his presser yesterday, he was so full of himself that I had to switch off.
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The following letter, which has not received a response, will be read at the presser:
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I'm listening to that presser and keeping an eye and half an ear.
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As for other issues, nothing was asked at the presser about entitlements.
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Also during this presser, Jindal said the American dream is to be "middle class."
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Tax rates were discussed, with news out of the presser that they seem negotiable.
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During Friday's presser on the fiscal cliff: 'This is Obama's opportunity to lead.'
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I heard it mentioned in the post-game presser video that Meyer is meeting with the freshman players on Sundays.
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Synonyms
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3.1
A meeting where a famous person answers questions from reporters
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3.2
An event where reporters ask politicians, celebrities, or organizations questions and get official answers
Compounds
- Archaic
A machine that removes wrinkles from trousers by pressing them between hot plates
How Public
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Presser is a short form of 'press conference'. The press here means 'journalists' because of the old printing press that made newspapers, so a presser is a meeting where people speak to the news reporters.