signor
Americannoun
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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
Anything in the musical line this morning, signor?
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel
After taking along with me a few mementos from the signor, I quitted this enchanting spot with feelings of regret and returned to the city.
From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) by Various
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