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pressmaster

pressmaster noun: a person in charge of a press gang, who was authorized to press recruits into the navy.

Noun

pressmaster (plural pressmasters)

  1. (obsolete) A person in charge of a press gang, who was authorized to press recruits into the navy.

Forms of pressmaster

pluralpressmasters
alternative formpress-master
alternative formpress master

Origin of pressmaster

From press + master.

Questions about pressmaster

What does pressmaster mean?
Pressmaster means a person in charge of a press gang, who was authorized to press recruits into the navy.
What part of speech is pressmaster?
Pressmaster is a noun.
What is the plural of pressmaster?
The plural of pressmaster is pressmasters.

Words near pressmaster in the dictionary

  1. pressmanship
  2. pressmark
  3. pressmarked
  4. pressmarking
  5. pressmarks
  6. pressmaster
  7. pressmasters
  8. pressmen
  9. Pressnell
  10. Pressnells
  11. Presson

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