Meaning of Presser | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person, device, or agent that presses or squeezes, as
2. A press release.
   informal
3. A surname.
4. A person, device, or agent that presses or squeezes, as:
5. A member of a press-gang, who forces (presses) others into service.
6. A press conference or press briefing.
   informal
7. A person or device that removes wrinkles, usually from clothing.
8. Alternative spelling of pressor: synonym of vasopressor.
   alt-of, alternative

Equivalents

Examples

“Visiting a traditional vineyard, we watched the grape pressers treading the grapes underfoot.”

“That's the name of the people who make the polystyrene compound used by pressers of records that don't warp.”

“2012, Sophia Kingshill, The Estate of Jennifer Westwood, The Fabled Coast Overnight, North Shields was cordoned off by soldiers while the pressers descended in force, and left with a haul of more than two hundred and fifty men, including sailors, mechanics, and every kind of labourer.”

“He saw the man who did the cleaning and pressing for the hotel, a man whom he had always seen before in the gloom of the pressing shop sweating over a steam presser.”

“At the presser, [Scott] Morrison confirmed that the petrol tax of 22 cents a litre will go back to 44 cents after six months despite prices nudging $2 a litre again; […]”

“A statement will be issued. We'll do a presser this aftern—”

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