penman
1
7.7
- noun
- /ˈpɛn.mən/
- Archaic
:
escritor
- Joannie Penman responded...
Examples
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He created textbooks such as the ubiquitous Palmer Method of Business Writing, and he edited and published a periodical, The American Penman.
Academic text (2007) -
The renowned calligrapher was considered a true penman for his exquisite handwriting and artistic style.
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Known to most as the Penman.
Blog text (22) -
A. N. Palmer read his William James carefully and quoted him in his journal, The American Penman.
Academic text (2007) -
Author Ramsey, not a remarkable penman himself, has nevertheless done a magnificent job of assembling all these various materials.
Blog text (17) -
The eerie synchrony of their work assumes new urgency in Shem the Penman, whose scenes of writing are especially relevant to this discussion of ink's associations with imagination and criminality.
Academic text (2017) -
More cogent is to wonder why and when the 'squiggle' was added (as it was, crowded into the top where there’s no space for it, less tidily than the entire rest of this carefully constructed and executed formal page, though probably by the same penman).
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As a successful novelist, she established herself as a prominent penman in the literary world.
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The newspaper hired a talented penman to write compelling articles that engage readers.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who creates books, articles, or stories
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2.0
A person who writes books or articles
25
6.2
A person who writes or records information for other people
10
3.5
A man who writes or edits news for newspapers and other media
9
6.5
A person who uses words in a skilled way when writing
4
9.9
A person who writes important documents by hand, especially before printing
3
7.0
A person who writes beautiful, decorative letters by hand
A person who writes for newspapers, magazines, or books
A person who writes words for adverts or websites
A person who writes the first draft of an official document
A person who copies texts by hand, often in the past
A person who writes texts by hand, for example an author
A person who makes beautiful writing by hand
A respected writer known for great books or articles
How Skilled
3
7.0
- Archaic
1
7.7
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2.0
- Literature
942
2.3
∞
1.0
122
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Penman is simply pen + man: pen comes from the old Latin word penna, meaning 'feather', because writers long ago used feather quills, and man means 'person'. So a penman is someone who writes — often a professional writer, reporter, or a person skilled at handwriting.