# penman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #77,078

## Definitions
1. A scribe, or a person who copies texts.
2. A person with writing skills; a journalist or other author.
3. A forger.

## Etymology
From pen + -man.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/penman