pressman

3 definitions found

pressman - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pressman \Press"man\, n.; pl. Pressmen.
     1. One who manages, or attends to, a press, esp. a printing
        press.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One who presses clothes; as, a tailor's pressman.
        [1913 Webster]

  Pressman \Press"man\, n. [See 2d Press.]
     One of a press gang, who aids in forcing men into the naval
     service; also, one forced into the service.
     [1913 Webster]

pressman - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pressman
      n 1: someone whose occupation is printing [syn: printer,
           pressman]
      2: a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers
         or broadcast media [syn: correspondent, newspaperman,
         newspaperwoman, newswriter, pressman]