signer

«signer» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who signs their name on something, like a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a signer, signers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A signer is a person who signs their name on something, like a letter, card or important document. tree →

2) A signer is also a person who uses sign language, especially one who interprets speech into sign language for deaf people. tree →

sense in the lessons

History: the signers of the Declaration of Independence (USA, 1776) put their names on it. Everyday life: a signer stands next to a speaker on TV or at an event, translating into British Sign Language (BSL), American Sign Language (ASL) or Auslan. Law: the signer of a form agrees to what it says.

examples

• A signer stood beside the Prime Minister on TV. tree →
• The card had twenty signers from our class. tree →
• John Hancock was a famous signer of the Declaration of Independence. tree →
• Every signer must print their name too. tree →
• Our school play had a signer for deaf families. tree →
• She is learning to be a BSL signer. tree →
• The petition needs one hundred signers. tree →

note

Countable. The g is silent: said «SINE-er». Do not confuse with «singer» (sing-er), which has the letters swapped. A signatory is the formal word for a person or country that signs an agreement.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «signer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.