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Synonyms & Antonyms of penman
1
a person who creates a written work
- the prolific penman of dozens of horror stories
Synonyms for penman
- author,
- litterateur
- (or littérateur),
- pen,
- scribe,
- scrivener,
- writer
Words Related to penman
- auteur,
- belletrist
- (also belle-lettrist),
- stylist,
- wordsmith
Phrases Synonymous with penman
Antonyms for penman
2
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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“Penman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penman. Accessed 9 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of penman was in 1539
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