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: one that presses
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Examples of presser in a Sentence

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Venice pressers tend to fall on the warm/adulating side but this was clearly a film with plenty of admirers. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026 After facing backlash, the festival reinstated the jury presser, explaining the programming conflicts had been solved. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 That Sean Payton won by 20 on the road and still spent a good chunk of his postgame presser either complaining, yammering about Jack Lemmon, or both, is a heck of a good sign. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026 During the Monday presser, statistics bureau spokesperson Fu Linghui said that geopolitical pressure abroad and high temperatures domestically impacted China’s economy last month. Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for presser

Word History

First Known Use

1503, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of presser was in 1503

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“Presser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presser. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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