letter-writer
Sends written messages
A letter-writer is someone who writes letters, especially as a regular practice or with notable skill.
The term often carries a sense of dedication to correspondence as an art form: She was a prolific letter-writer who maintained friendships across continents.
Historically, a letter-writer could also be someone hired to write letters for the illiterate.
Long-distance letter friend
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- stampMark-making device
- postageFee for mailing
- mailboxContainer for delivered mail
address · stationery · correspondence · handwritten · ink · salutation · valediction · signature
Manual document copier
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- scrollWound document of parchment
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
illuminated · codex · copyist · transcribe · amanuensis · secretary · notary · clerk
Ornamental handwriting art
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
- quillFeather used for writing
- inkwellContainer for dipping pens
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
stationery · letterhead · monogram · cursive · flourish · nib · blotter · composition
penpal
Long-distance letter friend
mailbox · address · stationery · correspondence · handwritten · ink · salutation · valediction · signature · airmail
scribe
Manual document copier
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- scrollWound document of parchment
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
scriptorium · illuminated · codex · copyist · transcribe · amanuensis · secretary · notary · clerk · petition
calligraphy
Ornamental handwriting art
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
- quillFeather used for writing
- inkwellContainer for dipping pens
parchment · stationery · letterhead · monogram · cursive · flourish · nib · blotter · composition · drafting