penman
Americannoun
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a person who writes or copies; scribe; copyist.
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an expert in penmanship.
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a writer or author.
noun
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a person skilled in handwriting
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a person who writes by hand in a specified way
a bad penman
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an author
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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
But FDA general secretary Dave Penman said civil servants "feel a sense of betrayal" by the prime minister.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024
FDA general secretary Dave Penman said the new pay deal represented a "a clear demonstration" that this message from the strikes had "now been heard".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2023
But now, secondly, of the Dandiacal Household; in which, truly, that often-mentioned Mystagogue and inspired Penman himself has his abode: Dandiacal Household ‘“A Dressing-room splendidly furnished; violet-coloured curtains, chairs and ottomans of the same hue.
From Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History by Carlyle, Thomas
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