penman — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

A scribe, or a person who copies texts.

2

A person with writing skills; a journalist or other author.

[T]he holy Pen-men of the Nevv Teſtament ſeem to have borrovv'd and apply'd it [the word mystery] to ſome of the Great and Arduous Truths of Chriſtianity, ſuch as human Reaſon cannot give a clear and explicit Account of.

Well, I often wish I were a penman; but I never could do it. I’ll read any day as long as you like, but that writing, I could never manage.

3

A forger.

Forgers, counterfeiters (penmen) and other such intellectuals have a certain standing in the underworld and even pickpockets are respected more or less as the masters of a difficult art, but they do not rank with the princes of the big con […]

name

1

A surname.

Collocations

2

PENMAN + NOUN

latter's

PREP.

into

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — informal terms for journalists

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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[T]he holy Pen-men of the Nevv Teſtament ſeem to have borrovv'd and apply'd it [the word mystery] to ſome of the Great and Arduous Truths of Chriſtianity, ſuch as human Reaſon cannot give a clear and

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02

Well, I often wish I were a penman; but I never could do it. I’ll read any day as long as you like, but that writing, I could never manage.

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03

You have a very bad opinion indeed of the present state of Literature and of literary men, if you fancy that any one of us would hesitate to stick a knife into his neighbour penman, if the latter's de

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, penman is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.