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Mr en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *magisteros Latin magister, magistrum Old French maistrebor. ▲ Latin magisterder. Old English mǣġester Middle English maister English master English mister English Misterabbr. English Mr Abbreviation of Mister.

Meanings

  1. (British, abbreviation, alt-of, especially) Abbreviation of Mister.
    alt of Mister
    • 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. 2024 December 14, Alys Davies, “OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment”, in BBC:
    • [...] Patrick lord Ruthven, Sir John Maxwell of Teregles, knight, William Maitland of Lethington younger, John Wiseheart of Pittarrow, and Mr Henry Balnaves of Hallhill, in name and behalf a noble and mighty prince James, duke of Chatelherault, second person of the realm of Scotland, and the remanent lords of his part, joined with him in this cause [...] 1560, Treaty of Berwick:
  2. (British, abbreviation, alt-of, especially) Abbreviation of March.
    alt of March

Forms

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Messrs Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Mr Fixit

Relateds

Bro · Br · Sr · Jr