as in reporter
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news
the only pressman who was invited to Downing Street for an interview with the Prime Minister
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Recent Examples of pressman
But his father, Eugene, a pressman for the local paper, abandoned the family when Hackman was 13.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Alden Hackman was born Jan. 30, 1930, in San Bernardino, California, and grew up in Danville, Illinois, where his father worked as a pressman for the Commercial-News.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
Jimmy Hughes was the pressman for several years and became production manager until retirement.
—arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Many were wearing old-school pressman’s hats made out of newspapers and custom T-shirts featuring the grim reaper marking the end of the printing plant itself.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
My father had been a Globe pressman since 1957.
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2022
His father was a pressman at a printing company, and money was tight.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2022
Gary’s father was a Journal pressman and his grandfather arranged lead type in the Journal composing room.
—George Stanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2022
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.
—Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2022
Tom Gliatto, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Alden Hackman was born Jan. 30, 1930, in San Bernardino, California, and grew up in Danville, Illinois, where his father worked as a pressman for the Commercial-News.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
Jimmy Hughes was the pressman for several years and became production manager until retirement.
—arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Many were wearing old-school pressman’s hats made out of newspapers and custom T-shirts featuring the grim reaper marking the end of the printing plant itself.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
My father had been a Globe pressman since 1957.
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2022
His father was a pressman at a printing company, and money was tight.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2022
Gary’s father was a Journal pressman and his grandfather arranged lead type in the Journal composing room.
—George Stanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2022
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.
—Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressman
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Have a great weekend, from the Essential California team Andrew J. Campa, reporter Monte Morin, assistant managing editor Check our top stories, topics and the latest articles on latimes.com.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram Lillie Davidson is a general assignment reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and a TCU student studying journalism (Go Frogs!).—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Burchfield writes about fashion, beauty, wellness & pop culture At last, menopause is having its moment—but sometimes journalist, writer and menopause advocate Tamsen Fadal still can’t believe it.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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On the other end of Blake Street, 39-year-old Marvin McCullough is more obliging to the brigade of journalists parked outside his home.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Tom Llamas Tom Llamas is a senior national correspondent for NBC News.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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Here, our Everton correspondent, Patrick Boyland, answers as many of those questions as possible.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Pressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressman. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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