signholder

Protests with cardboard

A signholder is a person who holds a sign, typically for advertising, political campaigning, or protest: Signholders lined the intersection waving campaign signs.

The term also refers to a device or stand designed to display signs: The restaurant placed a signholder by the entrance with the daily specials.

informer

notice

Become aware of

display · update · advisory · posting · public notice · warning · caution · instruction · rules · regulation

protester

picket

Pointed fence stake

march · activist · banner · chant · boycott · petition · cause · solidarity · movement · grievance

advertiser

billboard

Large outdoor advertising structure

banner · flyer · promotion · branding · marketing · storefront · sidewalk · coupon · sale · discount

wayfinding

guidepost

Directional marker for travelers

directions · parking · entrance · exit · detour · route · trailhead · marker · posted · roadside

Opposites
message vs. medium

signholdersign

Mark conveying information

message · signage · text · content · advertisement

display vs. concealment

signholdercensor

One who suppresses content

suppressor

active display vs. passive reception

signholderspectator

Observer at an event

onlooker · passerby · bystander · observer · viewer

Family

sign, holder, signs, signed, signing, signer, signers, signal, signals

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G