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Pressman   /prˈɛsmən/   Listen
noun
Pressman  n.  (pl. pressmen)  
1.
One who manages, or attends to, a press, esp. a printing press.
2.
One who presses clothes; as, a tailor's pressman.


Pressman  n.  One of a press gang, who aids in forcing men into the naval service; also, one forced into the service.





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"Pressman" Quotes from Famous Books



... in the large round hole, With a Hey and a Ho and a Hee-haw-hee? The blackcoat, the parasite, the keeper of the laws, Who works with his head instead of with his paws; The doctor, the parson, the pressman, the mayor, The poet and the barrister, they'll all be there, Snug in the grave of the Boorzh-waw-ze, With a Hi-ti-tiddle-i! ... ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, November 17, 1920 • Various
... colonel's visit. The Anglo-Saxon, which came out Saturday morning, gave a large amount of space to Colonel French and his doings. Indeed, the two compositors had remained up late the night before, setting up copy, and the pressman had not reached home until three o'clock; the kerosene oil in the office gave out, and it was necessary to rouse a grocer at midnight to replenish the supply—so far had the advent of Colonel French affected the ...
— The Colonel's Dream • Charles W. Chesnutt
... the organs that were pressing it upon the notice of the public. Reference was very properly made to brains. But not one word was said about knowledge. Now, brains without knowledge may make an efficient Pressman—one is sometimes tempted to assume that the battalions of journalism are to some extent recruited from this source of supply. But brains without knowledge will no more make a superior staff officer who can be trusted, nor a commander of ...
— Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 • Charles Edward Callwell
... a thorough "Pressman" as was "Boz," or threw himself with such ardour into his profession. To his zeal and knowledge in this respect we have the warmest testimonies. When he was at Ipswich for the election, he, beyond doubt, entered with zest and enjoyment into all the humours. ...
— Pickwickian Studies • Percy Fitzgerald
... the fact of the matter. And no one knew who was responsible for the atrocity. And no one knew what had become of the severed hand! I wasted not a moment in linking up the story. The pressman within ...
— The Quest of the Sacred Slipper • Sax Rohmer


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