signer
Americannoun
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a person who signs.
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a person who writes their name, as in token of agreement.
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a person who communicates by or interprets into sign language.
noun
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a person who signs something
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a person who uses sign language to communicate with deaf people
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And in his choice of career—a signer for the deaf—he has put meaning ahead of money.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
In some cases, adult children have convinced elderly or ailing parents to add them as an authorized signer on a bank account, instead adding themselves as co-owners.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025
The first raft of Trump-approved picks included signer Gloria Gaynor, country music legend George Strait, actor Sylvester Stallone and ’70s rock band KISS.
From Salon • Aug. 13, 2025
In BSL this would be signed as "there is a person with a basket of seed" followed by the signer creating a basket shape with their hands and then scattering seeds.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2022
Joseph Whipple was the brother of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, William Whipple.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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