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penman (n.)

590s, "one who writes a good hand, one skilled in penmanship;" 1610s, "copyist, clerk, scrivener" (obsolete), from pen (n.1) + man (n.).

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Definitions of penman from WordNet

penman (n.)
informal terms for journalists;
Synonyms: scribe / scribbler
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