as in reporters
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 pressmen
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressmen
Noun
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The mother has told reporters that her daughter had a boyfriend named David.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Speaking with reporters after the competition in Montreal, all the frustration Wilkins, Prefontaine, Bowerman and hundreds of other athletes had felt toward the American system came rushing out.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The pope, responding to questions from journalists, declined to engage directly with the president's criticism.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Despite enormous restrictions and both financial and political pressure, the tiny number of journalists who were still able to report in Hungary also made a difference.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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Contemporary Christians who give other Christians a pass on any of these do not seem to be very good correspondents of the Apostle.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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As the campaign began, CNN alone had correspondents in and reporting from Baghdad.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Pressmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressmen. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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