pressmen

plural of pressman, British

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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. 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
  • At least one of the women's throats had been slit, acting Gauteng Police Commissioner Fred Kekana told reporters Thursday.
    Rael Ombuor The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh acknowledged the rate increase would not directly address the surge in fuel prices.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The other has been hidden by banning media coverage, so the world has seen nothing but cell phone videos made by Palestinian journalists risking their lives to record them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That can’t be said for the Pentagon, where ex-Fox host Pete Hegseth took away credentials from a number of journalists and banned all media from the halls of the Defense Department.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Kelly set a hearing for Wednesday on the networks’ motion for a temporary restraining order to prohibit such a ban and restore their correspondents’ credentials.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Network correspondents are usually present on the weekends when the president is in Washington or at nearby Camp David.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Pressmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressmen. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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