presser

noun

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

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Greenstein during today’s presser said the goal is for 15 movies a year ASAP, followed by 20 movies a year in the near future. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025 Scheffler said back then, according to the transcripts of his pre-event presser. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025 Nick Saban conducted all of his Alabama pressers with a Coke product on the podium, and Saban himself had a long-running commercial relationship with the soda maker. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 July 2025 Zhong Shanshan, founder of Nongfu Spring, promotes his products at a presser in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for presser

Word History

First Known Use

1503, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 22 Aug. 2025.

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