PENMAN Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

penman

noun

ˈpen-mən

Definition of penman

as in writer

a person who creates a written work the prolific penman of dozens of horror stories

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nonauthor

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. — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for penman

Noun

In addition, the finance writer said, homebuyers need to consider where a home is located.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Nick Kosmider, The Athletic staff writer, Denver Broncos Your browser does not support the video tag.

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of writer

Noun

But somewhere in the show’s creative journey and the blending of British television veterans and scribes from inside Jackson’s Power-verse, a lot of the specificity vanished into the ether.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Kings may have wanted a single language for the convenience of their scribes and tax collectors, but republicans wanted it for the sake of the citizens.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of scribe

Noun

Unlike the low-tech solution in American author Mary Mapes Dodge's 19th-century story, modern dike patrols are able to plot possible problems caused by drought in an app and send it to authorities who can then quickly carry our repairs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of The Power of Habit, which spent over three years on bestseller lists and has been translated into 40 languages, and Smarter Faster Better, also a bestseller.

— Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026