Thesaurus results for PRESSMAN

pressman

noun

ˈpres-mən

Definition of pressman

British

as in reporter

a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news the only pressman who was invited to Downing Street for an interview with the Prime Minister

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Recent Examples of pressman As print media companies introduced new technology into the workplace at that time, other craft workers, such as stereotypers, bookbinders, and pressmen organized, initially joining ITU. — Errol Salamon, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Mar. 2026 That allowed Boise residents to crowd into the cabin as the two pressmen set type for the first edition of the Idaho Tri-Weekly Statesman. — Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025 But his father, Eugene, a pressman for the local paper, abandoned the family when Hackman was 13. — Tom Gliatto, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025 Eugene Allen Hackman was born in San Bernardino, California, and grew up in Danville, Illinois, where his father worked as a pressman for the Commercial-News. — Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025

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The president was asked by reporters at the White House whether he had been briefed about any links between the pilot behind the attack and Tehran.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Horton, a former KTLA broadcaster who has worked as an anchor, reporter, host, play-by-play announcer and voice actor, reached out to the team about the opportunity.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of reporter

Noun

Hayoun, apologizing for his bloody shirt, within minutes was telling the prime minister and journalists what happened.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
The seven ‘Georgia’s Choice’ episodes will feature reporting and analysis from journalists across the AJC newsroom and beyond, contextualizing issues and candidate platforms spanning affordability, immigration, healthcare and more.

— Hugo Rojo, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of journalist

Noun

There was Sylvester Stallone, DJ Khaled, and Ashley Graham as well as VF special correspondent Derek Blasberg and OpenAI’s vice president of partnerships Charles Porch.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
As a determined floor correspondent at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, he was knocked down on camera by security guards while trying to interview a Georgia delegate whom the guards were removing from the convention floor.

— Walter Podrazik, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

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