Mister Meaning
/ˈmɪstə/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAlternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.
nounA man.
Sentence Examples
"Mister"ing a tick? You're a funny kid.
Why is there a Miss Italy but no Mister Italy?
Mister X is a member of a cult.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The polite boy addressed the man as ____ Smith when asking for directions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Excuse me, ____, I believe you accidentally dropped your expensive black leather wallet while you were crossing the busy street just now.
Word Origin & History
Unaccented variant of master, attested since the 15th century.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"There's only three misters aboard this ship, or, rather, there's only two."
— 1908, Jack Brand, By Wild Waves Tossed: An Ocean Love Story, The McClure Company, page 90:
"Liara: We have to hurry. The whole place is caving in!
Shepard: Joker! Get the Normandy airbone and lock in on my signal. On the double, mister!"
— 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Therum:
"Asterix: What? And only now you tell us?
Obelix: I was talking to the future queen, mister Asterix!
Asterix: And I advise you to change your tone, mister Obelix!
Obelix: The future queen and I don't need your advice, mister Asterix! Mister Asterix gives too much advice anyway!"
— 2013, Asterix and the Picts, page 37:
"The Redcrosse knight toward him crossed fast,
To weet, what mister wight was so dismayd[…]."
— 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
"What mister-chance hath brought thee to the field Without thy sheepe?"
— 1772, William Browne, The Works of William Browne: Containing Britannia's Pastorals, page 83:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The polite boy addressed the man as ____ Smith when asking for directions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Excuse me, ____, I believe you accidentally dropped your expensive black leather wallet while you were crossing the busy street just now.