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plural Messrs. 
[mes-erz] .
[mes-erz] . 1.
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position: Mr. Lawson; Mr. President.
2.
a title prefixed to a mock surname that is used to represent possession of a particular attribute, identity, etc., especially in an idealized or excessive way: Mr. Democrat; Mr. Perfect; Mr. Macho.
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| Messrs (ˈmɛsəz) | |
| —n | |
| the plural of Mr | |
| [C18: abbreviation from French messieurs] | |
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Word Origin & History
Mr.
1447, abbreviation of master (q.v.). Used from 1814 with a following noun or adj., to denote "the exemplar or embodiment of that quality" (e.g. Mr. Right, 1922, first in James Joyce; Mr. Fix-It, 1925, first in Ring Lardner; Mr. Big, 1940, first in Groucho Marx). The pl. Messrs. (1779) is an abbreviation
EXPANDof Fr. messieurs, pl. of monsieur, used in Eng. to supply the pl. of Mr., which is lacking.
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