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noun a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir.
(initial capital letter ) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott.
(initial capital letter ) a title of respect for some notable personage of ancient times: Sir Pandarus of Troy.
a lord or gentleman: noble sirs and ladies.
an ironic or humorous title of respect: sir critic.
Archaic . a title of respect used before a noun to designate profession, rank, etc.:sir priest; sir clerk.
Origin of sir 1250–1300; Middle English; unstressed variant of sire
Words nearby sir sippy cup, SIPS, sipunculid, si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice, Siqueiros, sir , Sirach, Siracusa, Siraj-ud-daula, sirdar, sire
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After his knighthood, I stop by to see him and call him Sir Alfred.
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De Mena offers me a glass of Sir Francis Drake, Casa Bruja's red ale.
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Sir Bob, 63, responded with his usual colorful language to his critics.
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New York University was not thunderstruck by the news that Sir Harold Acton had left the school his estate when he died in 1994.
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Then the conversation ended, and the morning passed without the coming of Sir Francis.
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Sir Robert knitted his brows for a moment, and then decided on his course of action.
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“On deck, sir ,” replied the big boatswain, touching his cap to the principal.
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"It would take a three-inch field piece, sir , to make an impression on this wall of dirt," smiled Sergeant Hal.
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Not Washington, sir , nor General Jackson, though we can procure you in a very short time fine portraits of both these 'eroes.
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British Dictionary definitions for sir (1 of 2) noun a formal or polite term of address for a man
archaic a gentleman of high social status
Word Origin for sir C13: variant of sire
British Dictionary definitions for sir (2 of 2) noun a title of honour placed before the name of a knight or baronet Sir Walter Raleigh
archaic a title placed before the name of a figure from ancient history
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