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
Its design by Leonardo Fioravanti, the prolific penman who created, among other Ferrari masterpieces, the Dino and 308 GTB, was an instant hit.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penman
Noun
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Connecting with fellow writers at the Northern California Writers’ Retreat provided both emotional support and practical knowledge.—
Jaclyn Westlake,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board consists of Opinion Editor Steve Bousquet, Deputy Opinion Editor Dan Sweeney, editorial writers Pat Beall and Martin Dyckman, and Executive Editor Gretchen Day-Bryant.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2025
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Yet courts and scribes, like the BBC, call it a myth, sayin’ attacks be crime, not race-driven, and land laws aim to fix old wrongs, not target whites.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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While the cameramen and scribes eventually gave up as their deadlines loomed, hardy fans stayed, still believing Kohli might just magically appear right at the very end.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The Roman author Pliny the Elder praised wines from the northeastern corner of modern-day Italy in 77 A.D., specifically those from the village of Puccino, which many historians consider the ancestral home of Prosecco.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The study’s authors, Jamie Bryan Hall, EPPC’s director of data analysis, and Ryan Anderson, the organization's president, are not health experts, and neither seems to have a record of publishing scientific research through peer review.—
Keren Landman,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2025
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“Penman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penman. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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