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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.
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noun
A bookmaker; one who accepts bets.
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pes- Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s Proto-Italic *peznis Latin pēnis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin pēniculus ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -illum Latin pēnicillumder. Anglo-Norman pincilder. ▲ Latin pēnicillum Vulgar Latin *pēnicellum Old French pincilder. English pencil English -er English penciler From pencil + -er.
