Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who pens or writes; a writer.
  • noun A case to contain a pen and penholder, made of metal, horn, leather, or the like.
  • noun In heraldry, a representation of the old pen-case or penner carried at the buttonhole or girdle.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who pens; a writer.
  • noun obsolete A case for holding pens.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who pens; a writer.
  • noun A case for holding pens.

Etymologies

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pen +‎ -er

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  • Another term from heraldry.

    December 9, 2010