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pressman

pressman

1 8.2
A person who operates a printing press for newspapers or books
  • noun
  • /ˈprɛs.mən/
translation icon : operario de imprenta
  • Thank you for clearing that up, Mr. Pressman.

Examples

  • Judge Pressman waved him gratefully on.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Judge Pressman turned inquiringly toward the District Attorney.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Even Judge Pressman could see that.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Pressman was a skillful enough politician to have gotten himself elected twice to this criminal district court bench.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • "All rise," said the bailiff, and Judge Pressman hastily settled himself behind the bench.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • "Judge Pressman looked sharply at the District Attorney, but then turned to his bailiff with a shrug."

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Overruled, Judge Pressman mouthed silently at the defense lawyer, who sulked.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • "Sustained," Judge Pressman said, and instructed the jury to disregard the witness's statement, knowing how ineffective that instruction would be.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • It would render this trial completely unfair and reversible," he said the last word sharply to get Judge Pressman's attention.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The pressman carefully adjusted the settings before starting the printing process.

Synonyms

printer
vspressman
27 2.0

A person who operates a press to make books or newspapers

is the male term for that same occupation
presswoman
vspressman
7.0

A woman who operates machines that print newspapers or books

is the male term for the same occupation
inkslinger
vspressman
  • Archaic
8.8

A person who runs a printing press to put ink on paper

is the neutral formal term for the same job

Surface Forms

pressman singular
pressmen plural

Morphology

pressman = press + man (transparent) = press + man

A straightforward compound of 'press' (printing) + 'man' meaning a man who works with a press; easily derivable by learners who know both words.

Etymology

Pressman comes from the words press and man. The press was the machine that 'presses' ink onto paper and is related to pressure, so a pressman is a person who operates the printing machine.