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penmen
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n. (plural of penman English)
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Penman \Pen"man\, n.; pl. Penmen . One who uses the pen; a writer; esp., one skilled in the use of the pen; a calligrapher; a writing master. An author; a composer. --South.
Usage examples of penmen.
The feeble fingers were never idle, and one of her pleasures was to make little things for the school children daily passing to and fro, to drop a pair of mittens from her window for a pair of purple hands, a needlebook for some small mother of many dolls, penwipers for young penmen toiling through forests of pothooks, scrapbooks for picture-loving eyes, and all manner of pleasant devices, till the reluctant climbers of the ladder of learning found their way strewn with flowers, as it were, and came to regard the gentle giver as a sort of fairy godmother, who sat above there, and showered down gifts miraculously suited to their tastes and needs.