penciler

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noun

In comic book production, a person who develops the plot and creative content, and draws an outline to be filled in by an inker.

OriginEnglish pencil ← Old French pincil ← Vulgar Latin *pēnicellum →
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Meanings

nounpenciler (plural pencilers)

plural pencilers · alternative penciller

  1. In comic book production, a person who develops the plot and creative content, and draws an outline to be filled in by an inker.
  2. A bookmaker; one who accepts bets.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pes-ni-s
  3. Proto-Italic*peznis
  4. Latinpēnis
  5. Latinpēniculus
  6. Latinpēnicillum
  7. Anglo-Normanpincil
  8. Latinpēnicillum
  9. Vulgar Latin*pēnicellum
  10. Old Frenchpincil
  11. Englishpencil
  12. Englishpenciler

From pencil + -er.

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APA

penciler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penciler

MLA

“penciler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penciler. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penciler,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penciler.

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