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penman

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɛnmən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pen′mən)

Inflections of 'penman' (n): npl: penmen

pen•man (pen′mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men.

a person who writes or copies;
scribe;
copyist.
an expert in penmanship.
a writer or author.

pen¹ + -man 1585–95

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penman /ˈpɛnmən/ n ( pl -men)

a person skilled in handwriting
a person who writes by hand in a specified way: a bad penman
an author

'penman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

penmanship

Synonyms: clerk, recorder, copyist, scribe, secretary, more...

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