penner

¹ American  

[pen-er] / ˈpɛn ər /

noun

1. a person whose task is to herd cattle, sheep, etc., into a pen, often preparatory to a procedure such as branding or shearing.

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penner ² American  

[pen-er] / ˈpɛn ər /

noun

1. a person who pens or writes something; author or composer (of a specified text).

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Example Sentences

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penner

Early in life he became, as he tells us, "an author of playes and a penner of love pamphlets."

From History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour by L'Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingan

He now became “an author of playes and a penner of love-pamphlets, so that I soone grew famous in that qualitie, that who for that trade growne so ordinary about London as Robin Greene?”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

The body of our sport, of no small study, I first appeare, though rude, and raw, and muddy, To speake before thy noble grace this tenner: At whose great feete I offer up my penner.

From The Two Noble Kinsmen by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)

Whene'er the penner of this pome Regards a lovely country home, He sighs, in words not insincere, "I think I'd like to live out here."

From Something Else Again by Adams, Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce)

They were large brown nuts or seeds, and hanging from his girdle with his penner and inkhorn they clashed when he walked.

From Puck of Pook’s Hill by Rackham, Arthur