Penman
name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A scribe, or a person who copies texts.
- 2 informal terms for male journalists wordnet
- 3 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."
- 4 A forger. slang
"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 […]"
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"[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."
Etymology
From pen + -man.
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