presser

noun

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

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Twelve of those came in three matches against Brighton & Hove Albion, Liverpool and Tottenham — three of the league’s five best pressers (alongside Arsenal and Bournemouth themselves). Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025 During a Monday presser in the Oval, Trump doubled down on his administration’s decision to deport him and said there was no chance he’d be freed. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025 Everybody who heard Nuggets pressers could tell, in hindsight, just how starkly the tone had changed compared to, say, 2019-2024. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025 By Gal Beckerman One of the stranger moments among many in yesterday’s White House presser turned grudge match with Volodymyr Zelensky was a query about the Ukrainian president’s outfit. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2025 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 4 May. 2025.

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