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mister
1[ mis-ter ]
noun
- Mister, a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr. ).
- Informal. sir (used in direct address and not followed by the name of the man addressed):
Mister, is this your umbrella?
- Mister, a title prefixed to a mock surname that is used to represent possession of a particular attribute, identity, etc.:
Mister Know-it-all.
- the informal or social title used in addressing a military warrant officer or any naval officer below the rank of commander.
- (especially in military schools and colleges)
- a term of respect used by cadets in addressing upperclassmen: used with surname.
- a term of disparagement used by upperclassmen in addressing cadets:
Mister, tuck in that shirttail!
- Older Use. husband:
You and the mister staying long?
verb (used with object)
- to address or speak of as “mister” or “Mr.”
mister
2[ mis-ter ]
noun
- a spray, nozzle, or similar device for misting plants.
mister
1/ ˈɪə /
noun
- an informal form of address for a man
- navy
- the official form of address for subordinate or senior warrant officers
- the official form of address for all officers in a merchant ship, other than the captain
- navy the official form of address used by the commanding officer to his officers, esp to the more junior
- the form of address for a surgeon
- the form of address for officials holding certain positions
mister chairman
verb
- informal.tr to call (someone) mister
Mister
2/ ˈɪə /
noun
- the full form of Mr
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of mister1
Example Sentences
That would be “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
“So don’t you try to equate liquor with marijuana, Mister. Not to me. … Don’t you con me with your mind-expansion slop!”
Last year’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” saw “Captain America’s” Chris Evans reprise his role as Johnny Storm from the first two “Fantastic Four” movies, while a variant of Mister Fantastic, played by John Krasinski, appeared in 2022’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”
Richards, also known as Mister Fantastic, has the ability to stretch his body to the extreme, while his partner, Sue — a.k.a. the Invisible Woman — is imperceptible and can manipulate force fields.
“We have our own requirements that I would classify as being somewhere between those for food and those for drugs,” Mister told Salon in a video call.
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