5 dictionary results for: Mr.
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Mr.
[mis-ter] Pronunciation Key
[mis-ter] Pronunciation Key plural Messrs.
[mes-erz] Pronunciation Key.
[mes-erz] Pronunciation Key. | 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., esp. in an idealized or excessive way: Mr. Democrat; Mr. Perfect; Mr. Macho. |
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| Mr.
(mĭs'tər) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. Messrs. (měs'ərz)
[Middle English, abbreviation of maister, master; see master.] |
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Mr.
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 of Fr. messieurs, pl. of monsieur, used in Eng. to supply the pl. of Mr., which is lacking.
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American Heritage Abbreviations Dictionary 3rd Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
| Mr. mister (Used as a courtesy title for a man) |
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