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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
penman/ˈpɛnmən/

▶noun (pl. penmen)

1 historical a person, such as a clerk, employed to write by hand on behalf of others.

2 a person who writes with a specified amount of skill.

– derivatives
penmanship noun.

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