presser

noun

press·​er ˈpre-sər How to pronounce presser (audio)
1
: one that presses
2

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More: Trump talks tariffs, Gaza and Greenland, takes jab at Biden in first Oval Office presser Jan. 28: Buyout offer made to federal employees Trump's administration offered buyouts to nearly all 2.3 million federal employees. Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025 Under the Golden State’s constitution, as Hochman noted again and again in his presser of February 21, a governor has near unlimited power to grant clemency, which includes commutations of sentence and pardons. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025 The rapper thanked the jurors in a brief post-verdict presser. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2025 Noon: At a presser, Avula announces that the boil water advisory is lifted and chugs a glass of city tap water. Karri Peifer, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for presser

Word History

First Known Use

1503, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of presser was in 1503

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“Presser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presser. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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