Meaning

10 senses
  1. A general title of respect for an adult male.

    With a surname.

    This is Mister Smith, assistant to the President.

  2. With a full name.

    This is Mister James Smith, assistant to the President.

  3. With a first name only.

    Will Mister Robert be staying for dinner?

  4. An official form of address to a male president of a nation.

    Mister President

    a form of address for a man

  5. A formal address to any male official of an organization.

    Mister Secretary

    Mister Treasurer

  6. An official title of a military man, usually anyone below rank of captain.

  7. A male warrant officer or cadet in the United States Military Academy at West Point.

  8. An informal title that is used to create a nickname, placeholder name, or other moniker for a male.

    Mister Suave

    He's Mister Baseball around here.

  9. A title used to designate the (male) winner of certain kinds of competition.

    The Mister Universe finals will be held in Los Angeles.

    And now I can reveal that this year's Mister Personality is ... Stanley Cheeseworth!

  10. (colloquial)Used by itself as a familiar term of address to a man whose name is unknown, or sometimes even if the name is known.

    'Scuse me Mister, do you have the time?

    Now you listen to me, Mister. If I see you round here again, there'll be trouble.

Examples

37 sentences
  1. Hey mister, you forgot your coat!

    Гей, пане, ви забули своє пальто! — deniko

  2. Less of the heroics please, mister.

  3. Hey, mister, your fly is down.

  4. I respect the mister's point of view.

  5. Hey, mister! I think you dropped this.

Forms

plural: Misters / Messieurs
SingularMister
PluralMisters / Messieurs

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
MrMr.
Close in meaning
  • a form of address for a man:MrMr.

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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