pressroom

[ pres-room, -roo m ]

/ ˈprɛsˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

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noun

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

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Nearby words

pressor fiber, pressor nerve, pressoreceptive, pressoreceptor, pressosensitive, pressroom, pressrun, presstitute, pressure, pressure altimeter, pressure altitude

Origin of pressroom

First recorded in 1675–85; press¹ + room

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Examples from the Web for pressroom

Who, as it turns out, followed large parts of the trial in the pressroom, so as to be able to smoke.
The Importance of Being Hannah Arendt|Daphne Merkin|June 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“I have a pressroom that rivals the president,” says Judd, who was elected to his third term as sheriff in November.
Florida’s Prostitution Buster|Christine Pelisek|January 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The rest will watch the live feed in the pressroom or in the TV trucks.
Judgment Day for Knox|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Gibbs knows the people in the pressroom are posturing before they raise their hands.
Blame the Messenger|Lee Siegel|August 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST

First keep the air in the pressroom warm, and, if necessary, increase its humidity.
From Paper-mill to Pressroom|William Bond Wheelwright
These are the foreman of the composing-room, the foreman of the pressroom, and the foreman of the stereotyping-room.
Practical English Composition: Book II.|Edwin L. Miller
The woman stubbornly refused to walk, so Jerry lifted her bodily and carried her kicking and struggling into the pressroom.
Whispering Walls|Mildred A. Wirt
Wisely, she pretended to have observed nothing, and invited him into the pressroom where Jerry was waiting.
Whispering Walls|Mildred A. Wirt
“Come along with me into the pressroom where it is warm,” she invited.
Whispering Walls|Mildred A. Wirt

British Dictionary definitions for pressroom

pressroom

/ (ˈprɛsˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /

noun

the room in a printing establishment that houses the printing presses

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Word Origin and History for pressroom

pressroom

1680s, from press (n.) + room (n.).