1
as in writer
a person who creates a written work
the prolific penman of dozens of horror stories
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as in scribe
one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts
an essay on Jacob Shallus, the penman who inked the United States Constitution
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Recent Examples of penman
Miley admires the Shakes enough to have invited their Sound & Color engineer, Shawn Everett, to join Something Beautiful’s production crew (also present: Cyrus’s punk-rock significant other, Maxx Morando; pop penman Michael Pollack; and members of indie-rock acts Foxygen and Alvvays).
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 June 2025
Its design by Leonardo Fioravanti, the prolific penman who created, among other Ferrari masterpieces, the Dino and 308 GTB, was an instant hit.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 June 2025
Its design by Leonardo Fioravanti, the prolific penman who created, among other Ferrari masterpieces, the Dino and 308 GTB, was an instant hit.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penman
Noun
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The word that umbrellas all of these concepts can be traced back to the innovation of English politician and writer Horace Walpole.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
11 July 2025
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Every writer, artist, and editor here feels that way.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
Noun
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In a guide to Latin grammar, the margins are filled with scribes’ mundane notes, providing small clues about their everyday lives.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 July 2025
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The move doesn’t mean that the union’s scribes can suddenly start working with Emmett again, as the producer and his companies still aren’t signatories with the WGA West.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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Rusty Wright, who is based in Orlando, is an author and lecturer who has spoken on six continents.—
Rusty Wright,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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Several of its authors had previously, or are now, working in President Donald Trump’s administration.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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“Penman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penman. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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