fountain pen

American  

noun

fountain pens plural

1. a pen with a refillable reservoir that provides a continuous supply of usually fluid ink to its point.

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fountain pen British  

noun

1. a pen the nib of which is supplied with ink from a cartridge or a reservoir in its barrel

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fountain pens
  plural

Etymology

Origin of fountain pen

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

Paul Homchick bought his first fountain pen three decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

He wrote with a fountain pen, not a computer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

Its reappearance a couple of weeks ago was so unexpected that the fountain pen community, which makes up a small but passionate corner of the office supplies market, was agog.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2024

The menu was signed in fountain pen by six influential Chinese statesmen, including Mao and Premier Zhou Enlai.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

His fountain pen flashed through her French assignments.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith