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mister

(mɪstəʳ)

countable noun

Men are sometimes addressed as mister, especially by children and especially when the person talking to them does not know their name.

[informal]

Look, Mister, we know our job, so don't try to tell us what to do.

mister in British English

(ˈmɪstə) sometimes capital

noun

an informal form of address for a man

2. navy

the official form of address for subordinate or senior warrant officers

the official form of address for all officers in a merchant ship, other than the captain

c. US navy

the official form of address used by the commanding officer to other officers, esp to the more junior

3. British

the form of address for a surgeon

the form of address for officials holding certain positions

mister chairman

verb

5. (transitive) informal

to call (someone) mister

Word origin

C16: variant of master

Mister in British English

(ˈmɪstə)

noun

the full form of Mr

mister in American English 1

(ˈmɪstər)

noun

1. [M-]

a title used in speaking to or of a man and placed before the name or title of office

usually written Mr.

b. US

a title before a name of a place, occupation, activity, etc. to designate a certain man as eminently representative of a group

Mr. Television

2. US, Military

the official title of address for

a warrant officer in the army

a cadet in a U.S. service academy

a naval officer below the rank of commander

3. Informal

sir

in direct address, not followed by a name

4. Informal, Dialectal

one's husband

also used with the

Word origin

weakened form of master

mister in American English 2

(ˈmɪstər)

noun

a bottle with a nozzle for spraying a mist of water, as onto houseplants

Examples of 'mister' in a sentence
mister

You'll back off if you know what's good for you, mister, otherwise you're gonna get hurt.On the way down to the disco, Tillie'd said Andy's `A Telegraph, mister.`You got us mixed up with somebody else, mister ," said Frank with the same accent.

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British English: mister NOUN

Men are sometimes addressed as mister, especially by children and especially when the person talking to them does not know their name.

Look, Mister, we know our job, so don't try to tell us what to do.

American English: mister
Brazilian Portuguese: senhor
Chinese: 先生对男子的称呼，尤为儿童使用或称呼不知姓名的男子
European Spanish: señor
French: Monsieur
German: mein Herr
Italian: signore
Japanese: だんな
Korean: 아저씨
European Portuguese: senhor
Latin American Spanish: señor

Chinese translation of 'mister'

mister

(ˈmɪstəʳ)

n

(inf) 先生 (xiānsheng)

see Mr

单词	mister
释义	Trends of mister View usage for: mister (mɪstəʳ) countable noun Men are sometimes addressed as mister, especially by children and especially when the person talking to them does not know their name. [informal] Look, Mister, we know our job, so don't try to tell us what to do. mister in British English (ˈmɪstə) sometimes capital noun 1. an informal form of address for a man 2. navy a. the official form of address for subordinate or senior warrant officers b. the official form of address for all officers in a merchant ship, other than the captain c. US navy the official form of address used by the commanding officer to other officers, esp to the more junior 3. British 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 Word origin C16: variant of master Mister in British English (ˈmɪstə) noun the full form of Mr mister in American English 1 (ˈmɪstər) noun 1. [M-] a. a title used in speaking to or of a man and placed before the name or title of office usually written Mr. b. US a title before a name of a place, occupation, activity, etc. to designate a certain man as eminently representative of a group Mr. Television 2. US, Military the official title of address for a. a warrant officer in the army b. a cadet in a U.S. service academy c. a naval officer below the rank of commander 3. Informal sir in direct address, not followed by a name 4. Informal, Dialectal one's husband also used with the Word origin weakened form of master mister in American English 2 (ˈmɪstər) noun a bottle with a nozzle for spraying a mist of water, as onto houseplants Examples of 'mister' in a sentence mister You'll back off if you know what's good for you, mister, otherwise you're gonna get hurt. MacNeill, Alastair CODE BREAKER (1987) On the way down to the disco, Tillie'd said Andy's `A Telegraph, mister. Ian St James Awards AT THE STROKE OF TWELVE (1987) `You got us mixed up with somebody else, mister ," said Frank with the same accent. Carey, M. V. THE TRAIL OF TERROR (THE THREE INVESTIGATORS MYSTERIES NO 39) (1987) In other languages mister British English: mister NOUN Men are sometimes addressed as mister, especially by children and especially when the person talking to them does not know their name. Look, Mister, we know our job, so don't try to tell us what to do. American English: mister Brazilian Portuguese: senhor Chinese: 先生对男子的称呼，尤为儿童使用或称呼不知姓名的男子 European Spanish: señor French: Monsieur German: mein Herr Italian: signore Japanese: だんな Korean: 아저씨 European Portuguese: senhor Latin American Spanish: señor Chinese translation of 'mister' mister (ˈmɪstəʳ) n (inf) 先生 (xiānsheng) see Mr
随便看	to give sb one's word to give sb/o.s. a pat on the back to give sb permission to do sth to give sb sth to give sb/sth a bad name to give sb/sth a plug to give sb/sth a poke to give sb/sth a prod to give sb/sth a shove to give sb/sth a wide berth to give sb sth, give sth to sb to give sb/sth the go-ahead to give sb/sth the green light to give sb/sth the okay to give sb/sth the thumbs down to give sb/sth the thumbs up to give sb the benefit of the doubt to give sb the chance to do sth to give sb the impression that ... to give sb their due to give sb the sack to give sb the slip to give sb the stiff arm to give sb/to have a black eye to give somebody a piggyback

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