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Pressman

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

العربيةالصحفي
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Bosanskipoligraf
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Српскиpoligraf

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 segmentsparked a torrent of republications and copycat false chargesand 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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