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signor

UK/ˈsiːnjɔː/US/ˈsiːnjɔr/

signor is the alternative form of signore.

Meaning of signore

Noun

signore (plural signores)

  1. A courtesy title for Italian men.
    • When you walk in a dream
      but you know you're not dreaming,
      Signore,
      scuzza me
      but you see,
      back in old Napoli,
      that's amore!1953, Jack Brooks, That's Amore

Forms of signor

pluralsignors
pluralsignori

Origin of signor

Borrowed from Italian signor, apocopic form of signore. Doublet of senior and señor.

Words formed from signor

Questions about signor

What is signor the alternative form of?
Signor is the alternative form of signore.
How do you pronounce signor?
Signor is pronounced /ˈsiːnjɔr/ (US).

Words near signor in the dictionary

  1. signmaking
  2. signman
  3. signmen
  4. signoff
  5. signoffs
  6. signor
  7. Signor-Lipps effect
  8. signora
  9. signoras
  10. signore
  11. Signorelli

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Adapted from Wiktionary: signor (page history and authors); signore (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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