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 Definitions of signifier  [ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪ ər]  

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Definition of 'signifier' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) signifier
a person or thing that signifies.

2.  signifier
Ling. a pattern of sense impressions, as a written symbol or series of sounds, that expresses a meaning.

Etymology:  (1525–35)

Definition of 'signifier' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) form, word form, signifier, descriptor
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
"the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"



'signifier' - Nearby Entries  

sign industry  signification  significative  signified  signifier  signify  signing  



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