SIGNOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does signor mean? 

• SIGNOR (noun)
  The noun SIGNOR has 1 sense:

1. used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately

  Familiarity information: SIGNOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIGNOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

signior; signor

Hypernyms ("signor" is a kind of...):

adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))

 Context examples 

Signor Zamba is an invalid, and our new friend Castalotte has all power within the firm, which employs more than three hundred men.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Yes, signor, they are all from my hand.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Signor Castalotte was a bachelor, and I believe that he felt as if Gennaro was his son, and both my husband and I loved him as if he were our father.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Brave young signor, cried the tall man, throwing his arms round Alleyne, how can we thank you enough for taking our parts against those horrible drunken barbarians.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A seat, signor!

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)