PENMEN Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

penmen

noun

plural of penman

as in writers

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

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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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Noun

If aspiring writers are always a little ridiculous, immigrant aspiring writers are full-fledged comedy acts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
The Herald’s Red Sox writers, Mac Cerullo and Gabrielle Starr, discuss.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of writers

Noun

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
In Northern Europe, the scriptorium was often located next to the calefactorium (warming room), where a fire was kept alive, allowing scribes to step in and warm themselves when needed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of scribes

Noun

To the authors, a new constitutional government that controlled both the impulses of the masses and the abuses of their leaders would serve as the means through which the new United States government could accomplish this task.

— Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
The package was full of new-age comics by Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Millar and Ed Brubaker, all powerhouse authors of the 2000s.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 July 2026

Definition of authors

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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

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