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

See Examples For:

fountain pen

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

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

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

This time the plan gets the fountain pen and cartridge paper treatment - a treaty, an agreement between two countries recognised internationally.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2023

The fountain pen remained unused on the table, while its owner, sighing, was forced to make do with a very tiny corner of the table, where she began rubbing beans.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank