penman
Americannoun
-
a person who writes or copies; scribe; copyist.
-
an expert in penmanship.
-
a writer or author.
noun
-
a person skilled in handwriting
-
a person who writes by hand in a specified way
a bad penman
-
an author
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of penman
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
One was former Amnesty International and UN researcher Madeleine Penman, who investigated disappearances in Tamaulipas between 2015 and 2019.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Penman said similar accusations against Ramos within Mexico have failed to result in arrests.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
"That's not a place any government wants to be because it doesn't deliver for the people of the country," Penman added.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Penman said Wednesday's announcement meant "uncertainty" for "civil servants working in offices whose closures have been announced today" and the FDA looked forward to seeing more detail.
From BBC • May 13, 2025
Then still without speech to any he brushed hastily up the stairs towards the upper floor, which he had set Andro the Penman and his brother to guard.
From The Black Douglas by Richards, Frank
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
