Definition of penwoman in English:
penwoman
nounPlural penwomen ˈpɛnwʊmən
dated 1A woman who writes with a specified degree of skill.
Example sentencesExamples
- The day was fixed, and the fat Sophy, who bore the reputation of being an excellent penwoman, sat down to write the invitations.
- Mrs. Pipchin was but an indifferent pen-woman.
- I have been told that in her day she was considered the best penwoman at Court.
- Dorcas has promised to write to us, and I assure you is no bad pen-woman.
- I'm but a bad penwoman myself, Miss Nevil, but I learned a little at the charity-school.
- Though no great penwoman she sends satisfactory reports.
- She pointed to several sheets of paper, written upon in a hand which shewed that the harridan had been no contemptible pen-woman in her younger days.
- Elizabeth became a superb penwoman but the handwriting of one of her most famous subjects Shakespeare could hardly have been worse.
- 1.1 A female author.
the author is that skilled penwoman who wrote 'The Ladye Shakerley'
Example sentencesExamples
- Miss Willerton, in fact, bears more than a passing resemblance to the dreaded penwomen O'Connor would write so disparagingly about in later years.
- The Worker described her as 'a leader in thought, a distinguished pen-woman, and a wise exponent of women's work.'
- The first to be elected was that famous pen-woman, zealous worker for her sex, and "Mother of Clubs," Mrs. JC Croly.
- The most brilliant penwoman of today is soured in temper.
- On a love seat for two, but just large enough for the one of her, sat Mary Western Lung, the noted penwoman.
Synonyms
writer, man of letters, woman of letters, wordsmith