pressman

[ pres-muhn ]

noun

, plural press·men.

1. a person who operates or has charge of a printing press.
2. British. a writer or reporter for the press.

pressman

/ -ˌmæn; ˈprɛsmən /

noun

1. a person who works for the press
2. a person who operates a printing press

Word History and Origins

Origin of pressman¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; press ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

No labor action has stopped publication of The Times since a strike of pressmen and others in 1978, which lasted 88 days.

From New York Times

His father was a pressman at a printing company, and money was tight.

From New York Times

So once again, The Envelope tips its pressman’s cap to these few great actors who’ve made a sizable impression in their brief time onscreen.

From Los Angeles Times

A floor or two below, another room full of linotypists and pressmen was preparing to create the rumble of the presses that Bernstein would feel under his feet.

From Washington Post

By 1977, he was the agency’s deputy director and had already mediated several high-profile labor disputes, including a 1975 pressmen’s strike at The Post that ended after management began hiring nonunion replacement workers.

From Washington Post