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
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.
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Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
In the paper’s previous building, the newsroom was on the third floor, just above where the pressmen boiled lead in barrels.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 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
Alden Hackman was born Jan. 30, 1930, in San Bernardino, California, and grew up in Danville, Illinois, where his father worked as a pressman for the Commercial-News.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 27 Feb. 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
Jimmy Hughes was the pressman for several years and became production manager until retirement.
—arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
In the paper’s previous building, the newsroom was on the third floor, just above where the pressmen boiled lead in barrels.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 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
Alden Hackman was born Jan. 30, 1930, in San Bernardino, California, and grew up in Danville, Illinois, where his father worked as a pressman for the Commercial-News.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 27 Feb. 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
Jimmy Hughes was the pressman for several years and became production manager until retirement.
—arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressman
Noun
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Ask The Post’s journalists Our reporters and editors answer your questions.—
Karen Tumulty,
Washington Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Cooper told reporters in the press room after his win.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Ask The Post’s journalists Our reporters and editors answer your questions.—
Karen Tumulty,
Washington Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Iranian state television on Sunday morning took a page from demonstrators, having their correspondents appear on streets in several cities to show calm areas with a date stamp shown on screen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The figures would have been difficult to interpret, anyway, because the large revisions to earlier months meant that the actually new numbers could not be cleanly isolated to show what happened in December alone, Nick Timaraos, the Wall Street Journal’s chief economics correspondent, noted.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Pressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressman. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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