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mister

noun
/ˈmɪstə/UK/ˈmɪstəɹ/US/ˈmɪstə(ɹ)/UK/ˈmɪstɚ/US

Etymology

From Middle English mister, myster, from Anglo-Norman mester, meister (et al.), from Latin misterium, a medieval conflation of Latin ministerium (“ministry”) with Latin mysterium (“mystery”). Doublet of métier.

  1. derived from mysterium
  2. derived from ministerium
  3. derived from misterium
  4. derived from mester
  5. inherited from mister

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.

    • 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.

  2. A man.

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

  3. To address by the title of "mister".

  4. ›+ 15 more definitions

    1. Someone's business or function

      Someone's business or function; an occupation, employment, trade.

    2. A kind, type of.

      • 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;

    3. Need (of something).

      • 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.

    4. Necessity

      Necessity; the necessary time.

      • 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;

    5. To be necessary

      To be necessary; to matter.

      • As for my name, it mistreth not to tell; Call me the Squyre of Dames that me beseemeth well.
      • I mister not to write mair of Bissiness to zour Lordschip; bot, as I hear, how soon the Compris of thair Factoris is hard, that thai will gif thame new Commissionis again, or utheris in thair Placis.

    6. A device that makes or sprays mist.

      • 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.

    7. A general title of respect for an adult male.

      • This is Mister Smith, assistant to the President.

    8. An official form of address to a male president of a nation.

      • Mister President

    9. A formal address to any male official of an organization.

      • Mister Secretary
      • Mister Treasurer
      • Mister Attorney

    10. An official title of a military man, usually anyone below rank of captain.

    11. A male warrant officer or cadet in the United States Military Academy at West Point.

    12. An informal title that is used to create a nickname, placeholder name, or other moniker…

      An informal title that is used to create a nickname, placeholder name, or other moniker for a male.

      • Mister Suave
      • He's Mister Baseball around here.
      • Hey, Mister magenta-shirt over there looks a lot like your cousin Bill.

    13. A title used to designate the (male) winner of certain kinds of competition.

      • The Mister Universe finals will be held in Los Angeles.
      • And now I can reveal that this year's Mister Personality is ... Stanley Cheeseworth!

    14. Used by itself as a familiar term of address to a man whose name is unknown, or sometimes…

      Used by itself as a familiar term of address to a man whose name is unknown, or sometimes even if the name is known.

      • '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.

    15. A surname.

The neighborhood

Derived

hey mister, misteress, misters before sisters, sisters before misters, sister from another mister

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mister. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA