Meaning of mister | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Someone's business or function; an occupation, employment, trade.
   obsolete
2. A device that makes or sprays mist.
3. A general title of respect for an adult male.
4. With a surname.
5. A surname.
6. Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.
7. A kind, type of.
   archaic, dialectal
8. (abbreviated to Mr when written) a polite title given to a male adult, either in writing or in speech. Good morning, Mr Smith; Ask Mr Jones. Meneer سَيِّد господин senhor pan der Herr hr κύριος Señor härra اقا herra Monsieur אדון श्रीमान gospodin úr Tuan herra signore, signor ～さん ...씨, ...님 misteris, ponas misters; kungs Encik mijnheerherrpan ښاغلى senhor domnul мистер, господин pán gospod gospodin herr[n] นาย (คำย่อคือ Mr.) Bay 先生 містер, пан صاحب، میاں gọi bằng ông 先生
   abbreviated to
9. With a full name.
10. A man.
11. Need (of something).
    obsolete
12. señor.
13. With a first name only.
14. Necessity; the necessary time.
    obsolete
15. Used as a courtesy title before the surname, full name, or professional title of a man, usually written in its abbreviated form: Mr. Jones; Mr. Secretary.
16. An official form of address to a male president of a nation.
17. Used as the official term of address for certain US military personnel, such as warrant officers.
18. A formal address to any male official of an organization.
19. mister Informal Used as a form of address for a man: Watch your step, mister.
    Informal
20. An official title of a military man, usually anyone below rank of captain.
21. Informal One's husband or boyfriend: My mister says hello.
    Informal
22. A male warrant officer or cadet in the United States Military Academy at West Point.
23. an informal form of address for a man
24. An informal title that is used to create a nickname, placeholder name, or other moniker for a male.
25. (Military) navy a. the official form of address for subordinate or senior warrant officers
    navy
26. A title used to designate the (male) winner of certain kinds of competition.
27. (Medicine) Brit the form of address for a surgeon
    Brit
28. Used by itself as a familiar term of address to a man whose name is unknown, or sometimes even if the name is known.
    colloquial
29. the form of address for officials holding certain positions: mister chairman.

Equivalents

Examples

“You may sit here, mister.”

“You keep away from my wife, mister.”

“Fine day to see sights, gentlemen. Well, misters, here's the railing round the ground, and there's the paling round the tomb, eight feet deep, six feet long, and three feet wide.”

“There's only three misters aboard this ship, or, rather, there's only two.”

“Liara: We have to hurry. The whole place is caving in! Shepard: Joker! Get the Normandy airbone and lock in on my signal. On the double, mister!”

“Asterix: What? And only now you tell us? Obelix: I was talking to the future queen, mister Asterix! Asterix: And I advise you to change your tone, mister Obelix! Obelix: The future queen and I don't need your advice, mister Asterix! Mister Asterix gives too much advice anyway!”

“There are too many misters and not enough sisters up in this club tonight, for my taste.”

“The Redcrosse knight toward him crossed fast, To weet, what mister wight was so dismayd[…].”

“What mister-chance hath brought thee to the field Without thy sheepe?”

“For als he been a mister wight Betray'd by wandering in the night To tread the circled haunt;”

“He is richt gude, Ane man of wealth and nobill blude, Bot hes mair mister of ane Hude.”

“England, that stands muckle in mister of a Reformation.”

“Now is over lait to preis my freind indeid , Quhan that I have sik mister, and sik neid: Better had bene be tyme I had overtane, To preis my freind, quhen mister had I nane.”

“That the portis be mendytt and lokit and reformit as mister is.”

“Which works the church had in its treasury to sell at mister.”

“When his Máster shall say, Ha Sir, I know you well enough; ye did speak indeed but never in a mister; ye did sneak, as they use to say, when none speired at you, ye were stout then;”

“If 2 coparceners are seised of land, and one releases to the other in fee with warranty; this passes by way of mister le estate.”

“Odessa D. uses a mister Sunday to fight the 106-degree heat at a NASCAR race in Fontana, California.”

“Use a mister and steamer. If you're avoiding fat, use an oil mister while cooking. Using a steamer for cooking can also cut down on the amount of oil you consume.”

“This is Mister Smith, assistant to the President.”

“This is Mister James Smith, assistant to the President.”

“Will Mister Robert be staying for dinner?”

“Mister President”

“Mister Secretary”

“Mister Treasurer”

“Mister Attorney”

“Mister Justice”

“Mister Suave”

“He's Mister Baseball around here.”

“Hey, Mister magenta-shirt over there looks a lot like your cousin Bill.”

“The Mister Universe finals will be held in Los Angeles.”

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

“'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.”

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