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Synonyms for penman

Most common

writer pen clerk scribe

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A scribe, or a person who copies texts.

Related words

Word family
penmanship

Forms

Plural
penmen → writers, pens, clerks, scribes…

Example sentences

  • writer This sentence states exactly how the writer feels.
  • pen He laid down his pen and leaned back in his chair.
  • clerk Ziri began threatening the bank clerk at gunpoint.
  • scribe Tom dressed as an ancient Egyptian scribe.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
penmanfalling
writersteady
penrising
clerkfalling
scriberising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
pen1
5 letters
clerk1
6 letters
writer2, scribe1

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (writer2 = 2 syllables).