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
Eugene Allen Hackman was born in San Bernardino, California, and grew up in Danville, Illinois, where his father worked as a pressman for the Commercial-News.
—Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Jimmy Hughes was the pressman for several years and became production manager until retirement.
—arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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
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
Eugene Allen Hackman was born in San Bernardino, California, and grew up in Danville, Illinois, where his father worked as a pressman for the Commercial-News.
—Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Jimmy Hughes was the pressman for several years and became production manager until retirement.
—arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressman
Noun
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Betty Lin-Fisher is a consumer reporter for USA TODAY.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Cutright, who has not responded to requests for comment from The Bee, told a reporter from ABC10 the night of the incident that the explosions did not originate with his company.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Soliman worked as a freelance journalist covering pro-democracy revolts in Egypt and neighboring Libya.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, has written about hurricanes, tornadoes and violent weather for more than 30 years.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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In a statement from the Utah Department of Public Safety and FBI Salt Lake City office posted to X by NBC News correspondent Tom Winter, the agencies said that two persons of interest had been taken into custody and later released.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Pressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressman. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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