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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈmɪstəɹ/, [ˈmɪstə(ɹ)] [UK], [ˈmɪstɚ] [US] Audio: en-us-Mr.ogg [US]
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  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Mister-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɪstəɹ/, [ˈmɪstə(ɹ)] [UK], [ˈmɪstɚ] [US] Audio: en-us-Mr.ogg [US] Forms: Misters [plural], Messieurs [plural]
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  1. A general title of respect for an adult male.
    With a surname.
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  2. A general title of respect for an adult male.
    With a full name.
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  3. A general title of respect for an adult male.
    (regional or dated subservient) With a first name only.
    Sense id: en-Mister-en-noun-zHDngnlN Categories (other): Regional English
  4. An official form of address to a male president of a nation.
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  5. A formal address to any male official of an organization.
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  6. An official title of a military man, usually anyone below rank of captain.
    Sense id: en-Mister-en-noun-wwc8ldGA
  7. A male warrant officer or cadet in the United States Military Academy at West Point. Synonyms: Mr, Mr. Derived forms: Mister Big, Mister Charlie, Mister Irrelevant, Mister Nice Guy, Mister Right, Mister Wrong, Mr. Claus, Mr. Magoo glasses, Mr. President
    Sense id: en-Mister-en-noun-0G0C9Vjh Categories (other): English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Titles Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 3 3 3 3 13 4 1 35 14 11 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 2 2 17 6 0 23 18 14 15 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 4 4 5 5 5 13 1 42 7 8 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 2 2 2 17 2 0 26 16 13 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 2 2 16 5 0 28 15 12 14 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 3 3 3 9 2 1 43 10 8 10 Disambiguation of Titles: 1 4 11 4 9 2 4 34 13 11 8
  8. An informal title that is used to create a nickname, placeholder name, or other moniker for a male.
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  9. A title used to designate the (male) winner of certain kinds of competition.
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  10. (colloquial, sometimes hostile, sometimes written 'mister') Used by itself as a familiar term of address to a man whose name is unknown, or sometimes even if the name is known. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-Mister-en-noun-AaoXnoNM

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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