Mister
[mis-ter] /ˈmɪs tər/
noun
1.
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
2.
Informal. sir (used in direct address and not followed by the name of the man addressed):
Mister, is this your umbrella?
3.
(initial capital letter) a title prefixed to a mock surname that is used to represent possession of a particular attribute, identity, etc.:
Mister Know-it-all.
4.
the informal or social title used in addressing a military warrant officer or any naval officer below the rank of commander.
5.
6.
Older Use. husband:
You and the mister staying long?
verb (used with object)
7.
to address or speak of as “mister” or “Mr.”.
[mis-ter] /ˈmɪs tər/
noun
1.
a spray, nozzle, or similar device for plants.
/ˈmɪstə/
noun
1.
an informal form of address for a man
2.
(navy)
3.
(Brit) the form of address for a surgeon
4.
the form of address for officials holding certain positions: mister chairman
verb
5.
(transitive) (informal) to call (someone) mister
/ˈmɪstə/
noun
1.
the full form of Mr
as a title of courtesy before a man’s Christian name, mid-15c., unaccented variant of master. As a form of address, without a name and with a tinge of rudeness, from 1760.
noun
Man; fellow; guy •Always used in direct address, usually to a stranger: Hey, mister, where’s the turnoff for Bogota? (1760+)
Read Also:
- Mister big
noun phrase The chief or most important person; big enchilada, honcho: I predict in three or four years he’ll be Mister Big (1940+)
- Mister blewit
noun phrase A man who has failed in some effort (1987+ Canadian)
- Mister-charlie
noun, Older Slang: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. 1. a term used to refer to a white person. 2. a term used to refer to white people collectively. noun phrase A white man; the MAN (1960+ Black)
- Mister fixit
noun phrase A person who can and does repair, adjudicate, resolve, etc, difficulties: has earned a reputation as an ingenious Mr Fixit/ Peter Ueberroth, the Mr Fixit of the 1984 Olympics, was called upon to save Los Angeles even as the fires were raging
- Mister clean
modifier : Ramos operated in the cutthroat Marcos administration and emerged with his Mr Clean reputation largely intact noun phrase A man, esp a politician, unsullied by suspicion of corruption or bad character; dudley do-right: a female version of a managerial Mr Clean (1970s+) [fr the trademark name of a household detergent]