An Italian word, actually meaning 'sailor design', referencing the coarse nature of seamen and their particular thought of propensity for rectum. by Bridgett Report definition; just what operates through the veins of all Italians. by Wynell Saltz Report definition
Noun. 1. signifier-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. descriptor, form, word form. linguistics-the scientific study of language.
It is the study of how meaning is created, not what it is. Below are some brief definitions of semiotic terms, beginning with the smallest unit of meaning and proceeding towards the larger and more complex: Signifier: any material thing that signifies, e.g., words on a page, a facial expression, an image.