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Meaning of Pressman | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Someone who operates a printing press.
  2. A surname.
  3. A journalist or newspaper reporter.
  4. One who pressgangs people into naval service.
  5. One who presses clothes.

Equivalents

العربية الصحفي
Polski poligraf

Examples

“As the pressman returns the inkballs to the inkstone, the journeyman closes the frisket and tympan.”
“Moxon […] gives the area required by a press and pressmen as 7 feet square, and for a frame with a pair of cases, an area 4 ft 6 in square.”
“"He hates pressmen, but I am in his confidence, for he knows that I will publish no more than he authorizes."”
“Quite a crowd of townspeople turned out to see the train start, and several pressmen were busily engaged in taking notes and photographs.”
“a tailor's pressman”
“Pressman said that Ingraham’s segment “sparked a torrent of republications and copycat false charges” and was amplified by Trump on Twitter.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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