presser

noun

press·​er ˈpre-sər How to pronounce presser (audio)
1
: one that presses
2

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During the Tuesday presser, Jon Edwards, the assistant special agent in charge of the FBI's office in Tucson, said the FBI is providing the sheriff's office with support in the case. Pamela Avila, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026 Payton, for one, put on a confident face at Saturday's second postgame presser. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026 The duo avoided placing blame on Herbert’s trend of postseason woes, offensive line construction or Roman, a similar retread of talking points from last year’s post-hoc presser of vague talking points. Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2026 In the post-game presser on Monday night, quarterback Aaron Rodgers got testy when speaking about Tomlin. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 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 6 Feb. 2026.

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