pressroom

[ pres-room, -room ]

noun

1. the room in a printing or newspaper publishing establishment where the printing presses press are installed.

pressroom

/ ˈprɛsˌruːm; -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. the room in a printing establishment that houses the printing presses

Word History and Origins

Origin of pressroom¹

First recorded in 1675–85; press ¹ + room

Example Sentences

Who, as it turns out, followed large parts of the trial in the pressroom, so as to be able to smoke.

From The Daily Beast

“I have a pressroom that rivals the president,” says Judd, who was elected to his third term as sheriff in November.

From The Daily Beast

The rest will watch the live feed in the pressroom or in the TV trucks.

From The Daily Beast

That tweet put the noses of several pressroom regulars out of joint.

From The Daily Beast

Gibbs knows the people in the pressroom are posturing before they raise their hands.

From The Daily Beast

If the bindery is connected with the pressroom, they are simply jogged, counted, and piled on trucks and delivered in this way.

From Project Gutenberg

The great editor needs to know and does know every range of it between the editorial room, the composing room and the pressroom.

From Project Gutenberg

He drove inside, pulling up near the entrance to the newspaper pressroom on the ground floor.

From Project Gutenberg

The woman stubbornly refused to walk, so Jerry lifted her bodily and carried her kicking and struggling into the pressroom.

From Project Gutenberg

Wisely, she pretended to have observed nothing, and invited him into the pressroom where Jerry was waiting.

From Project Gutenberg