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Definition of Penman
1. Noun. Informal terms for journalists.
Definition of Penman
1. n. One who uses the pen; a writer; esp., one skilled in the use of the pen; a calligrapher; a writing master.
Definition of Penman
1. Noun. A scribe, or person who copies texts ¹
2. Noun. A journalist or other author ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Penman
1. an author [n PENMEN]
Medical Definition of Penman
1. 1. One who uses the pen; a writer; especially, one skilled in the use of the pen; a calligrapher; a writing master. 2. An author; a composer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Penman
Literary usage of Penman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"THE CAREFUL penman A PERSIAN penman named Aziz, Remarked, " I think I know my biz.
For when I write my name as is, It is Aziz as is Aziz. ..."
2. The Magazine of History with Notes and Queries (1916)
"THE penman OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE There died in Holmesburg, Pa., April
15, 1829, a man who had a share in the Declaration of Independence—after ..."
3. The Diplomatic Relations of England with the Quadruple Alliance, 1815-1830 by Louis Calvert, Myrna M. Boyce, Paul Padgette (1918)
"... Primary Emotions—Tricking an Audience—Sir Herbert Tree's Finesse—In Called
Bade—His Artifice in Trilby—In Jim the penman—His Wolsey's Falseness—We Must ..."
4. The Harleian Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1810)
"... upon the penman of the said Epistle, in order thereto, who is known to divers
people, ... penman ..."
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