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signee

American  
[sahy-nee, sahy-nee] / saɪˈni, ˈsaɪ ni /

noun

  1. a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory.

    a signee of the Declaration of Independence.


Usage

What does signee mean? A signee is a person who signs a document. Signee is a formal way of saying signer. Not only is it used to refer to someone who signs a legal document, it’s also often found in those legal documents as part of the terms and conditions that are being spelled out. For that reason, it could be considered legalese (legal jargon). Example: The delivery cannot be made until the signee is present to sign for the package.

Etymology

Origin of signee

First recorded in 1950–55; sign + -ee

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In the first half of the race, Cavalieri battled to stay ahead of Walker Spinrad, a recent Tekno signee whose driving grew wilder as his veteran competitor hit his stride.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2025

It would allow Korean signee Hyeseong Kim to get more time at his primary position of second base.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2025

The injury and complications required four surgeries for Angel City’s first signee.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2024

A year ago, Love was just arriving as a free-agent signee and working primarily with Diggs with Adams still rehabbing a knee injury.

From Seattle Times May 23, 2024

Oluwatimi, in his second year out of Michigan, is battling with free agent signee Nick Harris, a former UW standout, to take over for Evan Brown at center.

From Seattle Times May 22, 2024

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