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mister

UK /ˈmɪstə/US /ˈmɪstəɹ/

noun18

  1. A general title of respect for an adult male.
  2. With a surname.
  3. With a full name.
  4. With a first name only.
  5. An official form of address to a male president of a nation.
  6. A formal address to any male official of an organization.
  7. An official title of a military man, usually anyone below rank of captain.
  8. A male warrant officer or cadet in the United States Military Academy at West Point.
  9. (informal) a word for speaking to a man, used with no name after it, often when his name is not known
  10. Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.
  11. An informal title that is used to create a nickname, placeholder name, or other moniker for a male.
  12. A title used to designate the (male) winner of certain kinds of competition.
  13. A device that makes or sprays mist.
  14. A man.
  15. (dialect, no longer used) A kind, type of.
  16. (no longer used) Someone's business or function; an occupation, employment, trade.
  17. (no longer used) Need (of something).
  18. (no longer used) Necessity; the necessary time.

verb2

  1. To address by the title of "mister".
  2. (no longer used) To be necessary; to matter.
forms

mistered · mistering · misters · Messieurs · Misters

Phrases with mister

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