Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penperson

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-per-son
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person with writing skills.

Example Sentences

"Making ministers into penpersons promises to have other favorable long-term effects. The new Church Vocations Unit will need to study the theology of penpersonship. Committees on the Ministry will need to consider copying as a valid call."
"Once you are a superior penperson you become confident in all areas of your life. Those who have scrappy, untidy writing are often scrappy and untidy in their thinking."
"If anyone does ask you to do wedding invitations, offer to letter their favorite verse, in Copperplate, embellished with your best decorative painting techniques, on the wall of their dining room. The penperson can’t do that!"

Etymology

From pen + -person.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pen

Inflected Forms

penpersons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

penpersonship penman penwoman

Questions

What does penperson mean?: A person with writing skills.
Where does penperson come from?: From pen + -person.

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