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penster

penster noun: a writer.

Noun

penster (plural pensters)

  1. (archaic) A writer.
    • Curiously enough, the other example in this field also dates back to an age when pensters found their widest audience only in belles lettres.1920, Printers' Ink, volume 111, page 34

Forms of penster

pluralpensters

Origin of penster

From pen + -ster.

Questions about penster

What does penster mean?
Penster means a writer.
What part of speech is penster?
Penster is a noun.
What is the plural of penster?
The plural of penster is pensters.

Words near penster in the dictionary

  1. Pensons Arm
  2. penstaff
  3. penstaffs
  4. penstemon
  5. penstemons
  6. penster
  7. pensters
  8. penstick
  9. pensticks
  10. penstock
  11. penstocks

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