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: one that presses
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Manning had his weekly presser yesterday — one week after last week's disaster. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The presser and the post-meeting statement were both noticeably short, as has been the case under Warsh's leadership. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for presser

Word History

First Known Use

1503, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 3 Oct. 2026.

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