robo-signer
robo-signer noun: someone who signs documents without reviewing them.
Noun
robo-signer (plural robo-signers)
- Someone who signs documents without reviewing them.
- critics claim "robo-signers" from the banks were robotically signing off on literally hundreds of thousands of affidavits2010 October 18, Elizabeth Shell, “The Road to 'Robo-signing'”, in PBS NewsHour, retrieved 19 Jul 2016
- A mortgage servicing employee who approves a foreclosure without reviewing relevant documents.
- While some robo-signers were middle managers, others were temporary workers with virtually no understanding of the work they were doing.2016, “DEFINITION of 'Robo-signer'”, in Investopedia, retrieved 19 Jul 2016
Forms of robo-signer
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Origin of robo-signer
Possibly back-formation from robo-signing; otherwise, and also by surface analysis, robo + signer.
Questions about robo-signer
- What does robo-signer mean?
- Robo-signer means someone who signs documents without reviewing them.
- What part of speech is robo-signer?
- Robo-signer is a noun.
- What is the plural of robo-signer?
- The plural of robo-signer is robo-signers.
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