Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Used as a courtesy title before the surname, full name, or professional title of a man, usually written in its abbreviated form.
- noun Used as the official term of address for certain US military personnel, such as warrant officers.
- noun Informal Used as a form of address for a man.
- noun Informal Used as a term of reference by a woman of her husband.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Trade; mechanical occupation; craft.
- noun Condition in life; fortune.
- noun Manner; kind; sort.
- noun Need; necessity; anything necessary.
- To occasion loss to.
- To need; require.
- To be in necessitous circumstances.
- To be necessary or indispensable.
- noun Master: a word which has lost its real meaning, and become a mere conventional title: nearly always written in the abbreviated form Mr.
- noun Prefixed to the official designation of certain officers or dignitaries in formal address, as Mr. President, Mr. Secretary, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Clerk.
- noun Sir: used alone, in address, when the man's name is not known: as, mister, you've dropped your gloves; have a paper, mister?
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a man or youth. It is usually written in the abbreviated form Mr.
- transitive verb colloq. To address or mention by the title Mr..
- intransitive verb obsolete To be needful or of use.
- noun obsolete A trade, art, or occupation.
- noun obsolete Manner; kind; sort.
- noun obsolete Need; necessity.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun General title or respect of an adult male.
- noun Official title of a military man, usually anyone below rank of
captain . - noun Official form of address of a president of a nation; Mister President.
- noun A warrant officer or
cadet in the United States Military Academy at West Point. - noun An informal title used before a nickname or other moniker:
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a form of address for a man
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"Mister Moses Cohen!" and they both burst into a fit of laughter, which became a roar among the subordinates, till the captain cried -- "Silence there!" and still chuckling sardonically, added, "Your suit must have been a very spic and span one, young gentleman, if _Mister_ Moses Cohen accepted it in lieu of that rig out."
We and the World, Part II A Book for Boys Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1863
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Dennis Ross, the architect of U.S. policy on the Middle East at the National Security Council, has become known by the nickname "Mister Process", i.e. the man who suffices himself with a mere peace "process" rather than achieving peace per se.
Raghida Dergham: Victims of Obstructionism at the Security Council Raghida Dergham 2011
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Dennis Ross, the architect of U.S. policy on the Middle East at the National Security Council, has become known by the nickname "Mister Process", i.e. the man who suffices himself with a mere peace "process" rather than achieving peace per se.
Raghida Dergham: Victims of Obstructionism at the Security Council Raghida Dergham 2011
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Dennis Ross, the architect of U.S. policy on the Middle East at the National Security Council, has become known by the nickname "Mister Process", i.e. the man who suffices himself with a mere peace "process" rather than achieving peace per se.
Raghida Dergham: Victims of Obstructionism at the Security Council Raghida Dergham 2011
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Dennis Ross, the architect of U.S. policy on the Middle East at the National Security Council, has become known by the nickname "Mister Process", i.e. the man who suffices himself with a mere peace "process" rather than achieving peace per se.
Raghida Dergham: Victims of Obstructionism at the Security Council Raghida Dergham 2011
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The publisher came up with the title Mister Roberts, since Roberts was the character who linked the stories together.
October 2004 Michael Allen 2004
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The publisher came up with the title Mister Roberts, since Roberts was the character who linked the stories together.
Ross and Tom: 2, Tom Michael Allen 2004
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The publisher came up with the title Mister Roberts, since Roberts was the character who linked the stories together.
Archive 2004-10-01 Michael Allen 2004
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Dennis Ross, the architect of U.S. policy on the Middle East at the National Security Council, has become known by the nickname "Mister Process", i.e. the man who suffices himself with a mere peace "process" rather than achieving peace per se.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Raghida Dergham 2011
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Dennis Ross, the architect of U.S. policy on the Middle East at the National Security Council, has become known by the nickname "Mister Process", i.e. the man who suffices himself with a mere peace "process" rather than achieving peace per se.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Raghida Dergham 2011
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