pressroom

noun

press·​room ˈpres-ˌrüm 

-ˌru̇m

1

: a room in a printing plant containing the printing presses

2

: a room (as at the White House) for the use of members of the press

Examples of pressroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Aides to her office and the various Executive Branch secretariats packed the pressroom, where windows were opened to let cold outdoor air in. — State House News Service, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026

At the request of the reporters who cover the Panthers, McCaffrey held a conference call beamed into the Panther pressroom on Thursday afternoon. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Nov. 2025

There’s a modern-day Mercury News and East Bay Times pressroom, one where printers toil late at night to produce ink-on-paper versions of the news for those who prefer to read about current events that way. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 13 June 2025

Part of the kickoff presentation included a video of President Obama watching a FIRST robot roll around his pressroom. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Jan. 2010

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pressroom

• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume
• costume