pressman
/'presmən/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media: A person whose profession is to gather, write, or report news for publication or dissemination.
- Someone whose occupation is printing: A person, typically a skilled worker, who operates a printing press or is involved in the printing trade.
Usage Examples
As a journalist:
- The pressman filed his report on the election just before the deadline.
- Several pressmen were waiting outside the courthouse for a statement.
As a printing worker:
- The old pressman knew every intricacy of the letterpress machine.
- The union represented the rights of the pressmen in the newspaper's print shop.
Advanced Usage
"The fourth estate": This term is sometimes used collectively to refer to journalists and the press, a group to which a pressman (in the journalistic sense) belongs.
- As a member of the fourth estate, the pressman felt a duty to report the truth.
"Inky-fingered": An informal, historical descriptor for a printing pressman, referring to the ink that would stain their hands.
- The inky-fingered pressman carefully inspected the freshly printed pages.
Variants and Related Words
- Press (n): The collective term for journalists and news organizations. (e.g., )
- Printer (n): A more common modern term for a person or company involved in printing. (e.g., )
- Newspaperman / Newsperson (n): A synonym specifically for a journalist working for a newspaper.
Synonyms
- Journalist: A person who writes for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or prepares news to be broadcast.
- Reporter: A person who reports, especially one employed to report news or conduct interviews for the media.
- Printer: A person whose job or business is commercial printing.
Related Phrases
"Press gang": Historically, a group of men employed to force others into naval service; by loose analogy, it can refer to a group of journalists.
- The celebrity was surrounded by a press gang of eager pressmen.
"Stop the presses!": A dramatic cry (originally in a print shop) to halt the printing press, typically to insert late-breaking news.
- When the news broke, the editor shouted, "Stop the presses!" to the pressmen.
Related Idioms
- "The power of the press": Refers to the influence that journalists and news media can wield in society.
- The investigative pressman believed in using the power of the press to expose corruption.
Noun
- a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media
- someone whose occupation is printing