"presser" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-presser.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pressers [plural]
Etymology: press (verb) + -er (“agent -er”) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|press|er||gloss2=agent -er|id2=agent noun|pos1=verb}} press (verb) + -er (“agent -er”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} presser (plural pressers)
  1. A person, device, or agent that presses or squeezes, as:
    A member of a press-gang, who forces (presses) others into service.
    Sense id: en-presser-en-noun-OKKVVX4~ Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 17 32 34 17
  2. A person, device, or agent that presses or squeezes, as:
    A person or device that removes wrinkles, usually from clothing.
    Synonyms: clothes press (english: device) Related terms (pressing clothes): ironing
    Sense id: en-presser-en-noun-2ntS3Yst Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 17 32 34 17 Disambiguation of 'pressing clothes': 17 55 16 11
  3. A person, device, or agent that presses or squeezes, as:
    (medicine) Alternative spelling of pressor: Synonym of vasopressor.
    Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pressor (extra: Synonym of vasopressor) Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-presser-en-noun-LdONFcrj Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 17 32 34 17 Topics: medicine, sciences
  4. A person, device, or agent that presses or squeezes, as:
    Sense id: en-presser-en-noun-ySs6cGmb Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 17 32 34 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: point presser, presser beam, presser foot, seam presser
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: pressers [plural]
Etymology: press (“press release/press conference”) + -er (“Variety -er”) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|press|er|t1=press release/press conference|t2=Variety -er}} press (“press release/press conference”) + -er (“Variety -er”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} presser (plural pressers)
  1. (media, informal) A press release. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Media
    Sense id: en-presser-en-noun-xLCPRD39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 16 7 2 43 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 8 13 9 4 39 28 Topics: media
  2. (media, informal) A press conference or press briefing. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Media Synonyms: newser, pressie
    Sense id: en-presser-en-noun-hhtOTIrQ Topics: media
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "msg": "''A person, device, or agent tha'[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
  "path": [
    "presser"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "presser",
  "trace": ""
}

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