pressman
/pɹˈɛsmən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Someone who operates a printing press.
noun
A journalist or newspaper reporter.
noun
One who pressgangs people into naval service.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "The suspicious pressmen had threatened destruction to anyone whose inventions might suspend their employment—'destruction to him and his traps.'"
- "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"