penner
One who drafts
A penner is someone who pens—that is, writes.
The word is uncommon and slightly old-fashioned, appearing mostly in compounds like letter-penner or song-penner.
It carries a hint of craft or labor that "writer" doesn't always convey.
Feather used for writing
- inkwellContainer for dipping pens
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- scrollWound document of parchment
vellum · transcribe · copyist · clerk · scriptorium · codex · chronicler · dictation
Pen's writing tip
- inkWriting fluid
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- scriptWritten words for performance
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
lettering · brushwork · stroke · swash · ornamental · handwriting · italic · ligature
One who gathers news
- chroniclerWriter of historical accounts
- biographerOne who writes lives
- historianExpert on past events
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
diarist · recorder · notetaker · transcriber · documentarian · archivist · annalist · cataloger
Personal daily record
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- notebookBlank pages for jottings
- entriesItems logged or submitted
reflection · introspection · thoughts · musings · recollections · sketchbook · planner · scrapbook
quill
Feather used for writing
- inkwellContainer for dipping pens
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
scroll · vellum · transcribe · copyist · clerk · scriptorium · codex · chronicler · dictation · shorthand
nib
Pen's writing tip
cursive · lettering · brushwork · stroke · swash · ornamental · handwriting · italic · ligature · serif
reporter
One who gathers news
- chroniclerWriter of historical accounts
- biographerOne who writes lives
- historianExpert on past events
correspondent · diarist · recorder · notetaker · transcriber · documentarian · archivist · annalist · cataloger · compiler
diary
Personal daily record
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- notebookBlank pages for jottings
entries · reflection · introspection · thoughts · musings · recollections · sketchbook · planner · scrapbook · commonplace
pennereraser
Mark removal tool
censor · redactor · deleter · illiterate
- penned inConfined within barriers
- penning inConfining to enclosed space