pressman

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

PRESS'MAN, noun In printing, the man who manages the press and impresses the sheets. 1. One of a press-gang, who aids in forcing men into the naval service. PRESS'-MONEY, noun Money paid to a man impressed into public service. [See Prest-money.]
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