penmen

noun

plural of penman
1
as in writers
a person who creates a written work the prolific penman of dozens of horror stories

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as in scribes
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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  1. writers
  2. scribes
  3. authors
  4. calligraphers
Noun
  • Directing the film is Chase Joynt (No Ordinary Man), with Greg Beer and Onstad the writers.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Kesha noted that her mom, Pebe Sebert, was one of the writers on the tune.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of writers
Noun
  • Socrates had the same fear about the act of writing, scribes had the same fear about Gutenberg’s printing press, and John Saxon had the same fear about the calculator.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Many workers who could not write Chinese relied on scribes to compose the letters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of scribes
Noun
  • The campaign is geared towards challenging the CBC’s opposition to the bill; the group alleges that the bill’s authors did not sufficiently take into account the perspectives of Black athletes, coaches, and others.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Since OpenAI published its blog post, the website changed the article’s attribution to one of the real authors, Kate Hooper, a senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of authors
Noun
  • Founded in the 10th century, this complex of churches was a crucible of wisdom for calligraphers, philosophers, and illuminators.
    — Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Founded in the 10th century, this complex of churches was a crucible of wisdom for calligraphers, philosophers and illuminators.
    — Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of calligraphers
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“Penmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penmen. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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