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significator

8.8

A thing that shows something about a person or situation

noun
/sɪɡˈnɪfɪˌkeɪtər/

: indicador

Rising unemployment rates are often seen as a significator of economic trouble ahead.

Examples

The sudden drop in website traffic was a clear significator that the campaign had failed.
The sudden drop in website traffic was a clear significator that the campaign had failed.
In tarot readings, a card may serve as a significator to represent the person asking the question.
In astrology, the significator often represents the person being read.
What does your significator tell you about your relationship?
Rising unemployment rates are often seen as a significator of economic trouble ahead.
In tarot readings, a card may serve as a significator to represent the person asking the question.

Synonyms

symbol

vssignificator

625 3.5

An object that stands for an idea or feeling

points to existence or condition rather than representing abstract ideas

signifier

vssignificator

Specialized

1 8.2

The form of a word when spoken or written that stands for an idea

serves as a general indicator, not only a linguistic form

significatory

vssignificator

9.9

A person or thing that shows a meaning

is a general indicator and not necessarily an acting person

How Indicative

evidence

∞ 1.8

significator

8.8

indication

382 3.9

sign

∞ 3.2

clue

966 1.0

hint

229 1.5

Surface Forms

significator singular

significators plural

Morphology

significator = signify (transparent) = signify + ator

The noun denotes an entity that 'signifies' or indicates something, a straightforward agent/indicator formation from the verb.

Etymology

Significator comes from the root sign meaning 'mark' or 'sign' and the verb signify meaning 'to show', so a significator is anything that 'points to' or shows the existence or nature of something, like a sudden drop that shows a campaign has failed.