pressman
印刷工・報道記者
解説 Definition
印刷機を操作する印刷工、または新聞記者・報道関係者を指す。
A pressman is a person who works with a printing press, especially by operating the machine. In some contexts, it can also mean a newspaper reporter, though that meaning is less common today. The intended meaning usually becomes clear from the topic.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
pressman は press + man と分けると覚えやすい。press はまず「押す」だが、そこから「圧力をかける機械」「印刷機」、さらに the press で「新聞・報道界」に広がる。つまり基本イメージは『press を扱う人』。文脈が工場なら印刷工、新聞社や記事の話なら報道記者寄りになる。press conference, press report など報道系の press と一緒に覚えると、2つの意味が別々ではなく1本の線でつながる。
Split it into press + man. Press can mean a printing machine, but it also means the news world, as in the press. So a pressman can be either a printing worker or a reporter, depending on the context.
例文
The pressman carefully adjusted the ink levels before starting the print run.
印刷工は印刷を始める前にインクの量を慎重に調整した。
A seasoned pressman can spot printing defects that machines often miss.
経験豊富な印刷工は、機械では見落としがちな印刷の欠陥を見つけることができる。
The pressman from the local newspaper was first on the scene to report the story.
地元紙の記者が最初に現場に到着し、事件を報道した。
pressman の類義語・関連語
pressman の語源・成り立ち Etymology
pressman は press「押す・印刷機・新聞」と man「人」の複合語です。press は古フランス語 presse、さらにラテン語 premere「押す」にさかのぼり、man は古英語 mann 由来。もとは「印刷機を扱う人」で、のちに新聞界の人も指し、pressure, compress が同根です。
"Pressman" is a compound of "press" and "man." "Press" came through Old French from Latin "premere," meaning "to press," squeeze, or push, and later became the word for a printing press and then the newspaper world. So the word first meant a person working a press, and later could also mean a newspaper worker or journalist.
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