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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Our theme this year was the enemy within for the writers’ room.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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When work evokes an involuntary emotional response, that is this writer's threshold for the definition of Art.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Next up: Gough and Millar are already in the writers’ room with five other scribes on Season 3.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
5 Aug. 2025
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Singer — and by association, Gray — were recruited in the middle of the writing process, with two scribes penning drafts before and after the American Hustle writer submitted his own.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
31 July 2025
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This all while both Effy and Preston are trying to prove the truth about a famed author’s work amid an ongoing war between their two home countries.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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Why should authors and writers like me be expected to work for free?—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Penman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penman. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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