SIGNER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: signer

Meaning:

Someone who signs and is bound by a document

Synonyms:

signatory; signer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("signer" is a kind of...):

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "signer"):

cosignatory; cosigner (one of two or more signers of the same document (as a treaty or declaration))

cosigner (a signer in addition to the principal signer (to verify the authenticity of the principal signature or to provide surety))

abhorrer (a signer of a 1679 address to Charles II in which those who petitioned for the reconvening of parliament were condemned and abhorred)

endorser; indorser (a person who transfers his ownership interest in something by signing a check or negotiable security)

attestant; attestator; attestor; witness ((law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature)

Derivation:

sign (be engaged by a written agreement)

sign (mark with one's signature; write one's name (on))

sign (engage by written agreement)

sign (approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation)

Meaning:

Someone who can use sign language to communicate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("signer" is a kind of...):

communicator (a person who communicates with others)

Derivation:

sign (communicate in sign language)

sign (communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs)