Herr

[ her; English hair ]

noun,plural Her·ren [her-uhn; English hair-uhn]. /ˈhɛr ən; English ˈhɛər ən/.
  1. the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.

Origin of Herr

1
From German

Words Nearby Herr

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How to use Herr in a sentence

  • Herr Glock then cleverly marketed these attributes to police departments in the United States.

  • That is one of the places that when the pianists come to, they get their foot hard on to the pedal and hold on to it—Herr Gott!

  • Steiniger played it for me the other day and it so astonished my ears that I felt like saying, "Herr Gott!"

  • He will rattle on in Spanish till Herr S. gets desperate, and tries to reduce him to order.

  • Here I rested until dinner time, and after dinner, about five o'clock, Herr Oertling came back.

  • Herr W., the owner of the piano, was a remarkable judge of music, and made some excellent criticisms and suggestions.

British Dictionary definitions for Herr

Herr

/ (German hɛr) /


nounplural Herren (ˈhɛrən)
  1. a German man: used before a name as a title equivalent to Mr

Origin of Herr

1
German, from Old High German herro lord

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