Mr
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mr"
English
Etymology
Abbreviation of Mister.
Pronunciation
Noun
Mr (plural Messrs)
- (especially British) Abbreviation of Mister.
- 2024 December 14, Alys Davies, “OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment”, in BBC[1]:
- In recent months Mr Balaji had publicly spoken out against artificial intelligence company OpenAI's practices, which has been fighting a number of lawsuits relating to its data-gathering practices.
- (especially British) Abbreviation of March.
Usage notes
In the US, both senses usually written Mr., with a full stop.
Coordinate terms
- (titles) (of a man): Mr (Mister, mister), Sir (sir); (of a woman): Ms (Miz, mizz), Mrs (Mistress, mistress), Miss (miss), Dame (dame), Madam (madam, ma'am); (of a non-binary person): Mx (Mixter); (see also): Dr (Doctor, doctor) (Category: en:Titles)
Translations
abbreviation of mister — see Mr.
See also
Noun
Mr
- (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of March.
Further reading
Anagrams
French
Noun
Mr m (plural Mrs)
Usage notes
- See usage notes at M.
See also
References
- ^ “Monsieur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.