signer

Everyday

1. A signer is a person who signs their name on something, like a letter, card or important document. tree →
2. A signer is also a person who uses sign language, especially one who interprets speech into sign language for deaf people. tree →

In the lessons

History: the signers of the Declaration of Independence (USA, 1776) put their names on it. Everyday life: a signer stands next to a speaker on TV or at an event, translating into British Sign Language (BSL), American Sign Language (ASL) or Auslan. Law: the signer of a form agrees to what it says.

Examples

• A signer stood beside the Prime Minister on TV. tree →
• The card had twenty signers from our class. tree →
• John Hancock was a famous signer of the Declaration of Independence. tree →
• Every signer must print their name too. tree →
• Our school play had a signer for deaf families. tree →
• She is learning to be a BSL signer. tree →
• The petition needs one hundred signers. tree →

Note

Countable. The g is silent: said «SINE-er». Do not confuse with «singer» (sing-er), which has the letters swapped. A signatory is the formal word for a person or country that signs an agreement.