signer
Americannoun
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signers
plural
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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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These are all simple permission-slip-style forms that name a person as an agent to act on behalf of the signer.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Interior Department recently installed a statue of Caesar Rodney, a Delaware signer of the Declaration of Independence and a slave owner, in Washington’s Freedom Plaza.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
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
The signer performed some of her greatest hits, including Nothing Really Matters, Like a Prayer and Vogue, and was joined on stage at one point by Brazilian singer Anitta.
From BBC ● May 5, 2024
An anecdote that Benjamin Rush, the Philadelphia physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, liked to tell in his old age makes the point memorably.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
It is something “everyone—the framers of the Constitution, the signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary generation—understood.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Named for a favorite buttonwood tree on Wall Street, the agreement pledged the signers to trade only with one another, and at set rates.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
The 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence knew their expression of character placed them at mortal risk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
The letter’s signers, led by Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., said they “see a need for strong, commonsense, and fair immigration enforcement accompanied by the necessary resources to effectively secure our borders.”
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2025
Of all the original signers of the Declaration of Independence, “You are the youngest and the most energetic in mind and body,” and therefore most likely to be the final survivor.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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