signor
Americannoun
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signors,
plural
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signori
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of signor
From Italian, dating back to 1570–80; see origin at signore 1
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Jobs with Justice, is a signor of the IRS complaint.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2015
Strange to think that those two movie brats – mister shark attack and signor blood-and-pasta – have now turned into Hollywood's leading purveyors of quality historical drama.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2013
All 109 of them. peaboss, tobe82, notmuch, edinamikie, LarsHEriksen, donandgeorge, stevenjwillis, signor, Vesuvial, adamgilbey, asbb.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 11, 2011
"Your aid!" echoed the old man, staring at me; "will you assist me, signor?"
From Auriol or, The Elixir of Life by W. Harrison Ainsworth
We persuaded the doctor to allow us to take him for a drive, the signor at the same time expressing a wish to be driven to the Star and Garter, at Richmond, to dine.
From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 by James H. Mapleson
Giuseppe Prezzolini noted, “The fact that they had to lead such difficult lives, made of the signori keen observers of men.”
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2011
A fine, big, bass voice answered him— Buona sera Miei signori, Buona sera, Buona sera.
From The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico by Antonio Fogazzaro
"Perhaps the signori would deign to come under our roof, father," said the maiden.
From The White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
They were not pestered with love or fine buzzing ladies or capering signori, who larded poor girls with compliments, and showed their teeth most when they meant least.
From Little Novels of Italy by Maurice Henry Hewlett
"What do these signori mean by their my-ladying?" she cried to Annina, her bosom friend.
From Little Novels of Italy by Maurice Henry Hewlett
Contarino.—Illustrious signors, you are witnesses of the wager.
From The Bravo of Venice; a romance by M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis
The signoras, and signorinas, fell upon them and gormandized; but the signors eyed them with reasonable suspicion.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Charles Reade
"What do you want with me, signors?" said he.
From Historic Boyhoods by Rupert Sargent Holland
It is a privilege your grey-haired signors solely can enjoy; but young men now-a-days may make some claims to it.
From The Young Duke by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
The Polish actors made very attractive Italian signors.
From Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 by Stephen Graham
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