Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

robo-signer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: robo-sign-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who signs documents without reviewing them.

noun

A mortgage servicing employee who approves a foreclosure without reviewing relevant documents.

Example Sentences

"critics claim "robo-signers" from the banks were robotically signing off on literally hundreds of thousands of affidavits"
"While some robo-signers were middle managers, others were temporary workers with virtually no understanding of the work they were doing."

Etymology

Possibly back-formation from robo-signing; otherwise, and also by surface analysis, robo + signer.

Inflected Forms

robo-signers (plural)

Phrases

robo-pen robo-signing

Frequently Paired Words

robocall robo-pen robo-signing

Questions

What does robo-signer mean?: Someone who signs documents without reviewing them.
Where does robo-signer come from?: Possibly back-formation from robo-signing; otherwise, and also by surface analysis, robo + signer.

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