signboard

noun

sign·​board ˈsīn-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce signboard (audio)
Synonyms of signboardnext
: a board bearing a notice or sign

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This is the era of the signboard—the Cobbler’s boot, the Baker’s sheaf of wheat—symbols that hung over muddy European streets to tell the illiterate masses where to spend their coin. Eben Shapiro, Time, 8 Feb. 2026 Hung in the front rooms are seven paintings on signboard by Kirk Hayes of Fort Worth, a Conduit artist since 1997. Benjamin Lima special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026 There is no signboard or registration, no website to market their work. Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2025 Special offers communicated on signboards right next to the point of purchase, are more likely to be acted on. Michelle Greenwald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for signboard

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First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of signboard was in 1632

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“Signboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signboard. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

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signboard

noun
sign·​board ˈsīn-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce signboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a board with a notice or sign on it

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