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
Far from advancing toward their old familiarity the signor began to round up his innocent flock and insinuate it mildly from Herrick's polluted neighborhood.
From "Persons Unknown" by Virginia Tracy
I beg your pardon, signor, but if I hadn't met my sweetheart, Catilina, you would have had that letter two hours ago.
From The Castle of Andalusia A Comic Opera, in Three Acts by John O'Keeffe
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
The theatre was all a-quiver, signori miei! though I too did not fall short, I too after him.
From The Torrents of Spring by Constance Garnett
Pinocchio who heard the splash and felt it, too, cried out, laughing, but never stopping in his race: "A pleasant bath to you, signori!"
From Adventures of Pinocchio by Carol Della Chiesa
They rose up with "Buon giorno, signori," as we entered, and could hardly be persuaded to lapse back to the duties of life during our stay.
From Italian Journeys by William Dean Howells
Well, if signori live for nothing else, they give us a great deal of pleasure.
From Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 by Various
It may seem well nigh impossible to you, signors, but what I say is strictly true.
From The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
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
We have a prospect of fine weather; come, signors, let us down to breakfast, and after breakfast, we enjoy our cigarros upon the deck.”
From The Phantom Ship by Frederick Marryat
These, the inscription tells you, are the lawless and savage signors of the state.
From Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
Contarino.—Pray inform me, signors, have any of you ever met this Abellino face to face?
From The Bravo of Venice; a romance by M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis
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