PRESSMAN

correspondent, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newswriter, pressman

(noun) a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media

printer, pressman

(noun) someone whose occupation is printing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pressman (plural pressmen)

Someone who operates a printing press. [from 16th c.]

A journalist or newspaper reporter. [from 19th c.]

one who pressgangs people into naval service

one who presses clothes

Proper noun

Pressman (plural Pressmans)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pressman is the 16909th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1684 individuals. Pressman is most common among White (95.9%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


Press"man, n.; pl. Pressmen (.

1. One who manages, or attends to, a press, esp. a printing press.

2. One who presses clothes; as, a tailor's pressman.

Press"man, n. Etym: [See 2d Press.]

Definition: One of a press gang, who aids in forcing men into the naval service; also, one forced into the service.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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