The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something.
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It's also a signifier of royal luxury and opulence or religious devotion.
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Think of it as a 30-second signifier: Your ringtone speaks volumes about you.
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So now supersized TVs equate with supersized people as a signifier of powerlessness.
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The way we smell - that subtle yet significant olfactory signifier.
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But indifference towards our national team is an important signifier of a changing England.
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The lengthy gap between albums is not a signifier of a difficult process, though.
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Equity price falls can sometimes be a signifier of nothing.
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With every step on those cracked sidewalks, I passed a new signifier of urban decay.
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A signifier for sweatshops and the exploitation of globalisation.
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In each of these cases, the signifier overwhelms that which it was meant to signify.
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No smile escaped her lips, no signifier of relief.
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A Volkswagen Passat is on the stage, signifier of a new partnership with the German automaker.
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But considered in context, his unpolished online presence stands as a signifier of his unexpected ascent.
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Pepsi There's no greater signifier of hitting your artistic nadir than sharing screen time with Will.i.am.
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He now seems as much a signifier of the Reagan era as leg warmers or Pac-Man.
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Take pay, the ultimate signifier of capitalist pedigree.