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penman¹

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From pen + -man.

noun penmen

  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.
  3. slang 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 […]

Penman²

proper noun Penmans

  1. A surname.

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"penman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/penman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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penman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/penman

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"penman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/penman.

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@misc{penman_2026,
  title = {penman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/penman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}