Mr.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mr"

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of Mister.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mĭsʹ-tər, IPA(key): /ˈmɪstəɹ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): [ˈmɪstə(ɹ)]
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  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): [ˈmɪstɚ]
    • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪstə(ɹ)
  • Homophones: Mister, mister

Noun

Mr. (plural Messrs.)

  1. (Canada, US, Philippines, formerly or traditionally UK) Abbreviation of Mister.
    Mr. John Doe
    Mr. Doe
    • 2007 January 7, Deirdre Mcnamer, “They Came From Montana”, in The New York Times[1], archived from the original on 26 January 2021:
      But only if one forgets that Mr. Tester is 50 years old, he’s seasoned in state politics, he ran a canny, gloves-off campaign, and he’s the kind of charismatic, hard-to-peg, Western neopopulist (like his friend, Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana) who might be, even now, redefining in certain far-reaching ways what it means to be a Democrat.
Usage notes

A title used before the surname in theory, though not generally in practice, above some undefined social level, too old to be addressed as “Master”, not a knight or of some higher rank, and, in Britain though not in the United States, not entitled to be addressed as “Dr.”.

In the UK, now commonly written Mr, without the full stop.

Translations

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of March.

Proper noun

Mr.

  1. (US, Canada) Abbreviation of March (month).
    Synonyms: Mar, Mar.

Anagrams

French

Noun

Mr. m

  1. (archaic) alternative form of Mr