signifier
Example Sentences
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For white authors and readers, Morrison argued, blackness has been more metaphoric than real, a signifier of certain behavioral expectations.
Bad Bunny’s signifiers were subtler, although some may not have contained the meaning people read into them.
From Salon
A statement from trust said it had already implemented a programme of "signifier change".
From BBC
The second is that, traditionally religious identities like “evangelical Christian,” for example, have, for some, become cultural signifiers for some segment of the population.
From Salon
But he moved away from fruits, flowers and other signifiers of abundance and toward portrayals of possessions.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
