Dictionary

mister en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• [ˈmɪstɚ] (US)
• mĭsʹ-tər
• [ˈmɪstə] (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈmɪstəɹ/ (US)
• /ˈmɪstə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Unaccented variant of master, attested since the 15th century.

Meanings

1. Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.
   • You keep away from my wife, mister.
   • 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:
   • 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:
   • You may sit here, mister.
   • Fine day to see sights, gentlemen. Well, misters, here's the railing round the ground, and there's the paling round the tomb, eight feet deep, six feet long, and three feet wide. 1855, George Musalas Colvocoresses, Four Years in the Government Exploring Expedition, J. M. Fairchild & co., page 358
   • 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:
2. A man.
   • There are too many misters and not enough sisters up in this club tonight, for my taste.

Forms

Deriveds

hey mister · sister from another mister · sisters before misters · misters before sisters · misteress

Descendants

ми́стер · ミスター · míster · मिस्टर · มิสเตอร์ · مستەر · misters · 미스터 · míster · mister · mister · мі́стер · mister · mister

Relateds

Mister Man · mister man

Translations (132)

aii ܪܲܒܝܼ (title of adult male) · ms انچيق (title of adult male) · sc sennore (title of adult male) · te శ్రీ (title of adult male) · az bəy (title of adult male) · fur missâr (title of adult male) · sk pán (title of adult male) · hy պարոն (title of adult male) · yi הער (title of adult male) · aii ܡܝܲܩܪܵܐ (title of adult male) · kk мырза (title of adult male) · pt senhor (title of adult male) · ur صاحِب (title of adult male) · ko 미스터 (title of adult male) · mk господин (title of adult male) · fi herra (title of adult male) · rue пан (title of adult male) · dlm sinaur (title of adult male) · es señor (title of adult male) · ko -씨 (title of adult male) · et härra (title of adult male) · ia senior (title of adult male) · be спада́ру (title of adult male) · ht konpè (title of adult male) · mr श्रीयुत (title of adult male) · ms توان (title of adult male) · ko -님 (title of adult male) · ru господи́н (title of adult male) · uk пан (title of adult male) · th นาย (title of adult male) · hi जी (title of adult male) · aii ܡܵܪܝ (title of adult male) · pl pan (title of adult male) · tt әфәнде (title of adult male) · sk pane (title of adult male) · fa-ira مِهْتَر (title of adult male) · el κύριος (title of adult male) · cs pane (title of adult male) · fur signôr (title of adult male) · ja 氏 (title of adult male) · it signore (title of adult male) · ca senyor (title of adult male) · be пан (title of adult male) · sh госпо̀дин (title of adult male) · uz janob (title of adult male) · oc sénher (title of adult male) · ccc chmes̈hona (title of adult male) · tr bay (title of adult male) · he מַר (title of adult male) · id tuan (title of adult male) · haw mika (title of adult male) · ig Maàzị (title of adult male) · ms encik (title of adult male) · ar سَيِّد (title of adult male) · fa-ira آقا (title of adult male) · nl meneer (title of adult male) · kn ಶ್ರೀ (title of adult male) · dsb kněz (title of adult male) · ha malam (title of adult male) · ja さん (title of adult male) · sc sannori (title of adult male) · hu úr (title of adult male) · tg ҷаноб (title of adult male) · fa-ira سِیِّد (title of adult male) · ms tuan (title of adult male) · rsk пан (title of adult male) · be па́не (title of adult male) · fa-ira آغا (title of adult male) · mn ноён (title of adult male) · id bapak (title of adult male) · eu jaun (title of adult male) · hi साहिब (title of adult male) · ky мырза (title of adult male) · sv herr (title of adult male) · he ׳הא (title of adult male) · qu tata (title of adult male) · rup domnu (title of adult male) · ast tíu (title of adult male) · apw hastiin (title of adult male) · nb herre (title of adult male) · gd Maighstir (title of adult male) · tl ginoong (title of adult male) · ta சார் (title of adult male) · ta திரு (title of adult male) · tk jenap (title of adult male) · hi श्रीमान (title of adult male) · be спада́р (title of adult male) · ar أُسْتَاذ (title of adult male) · ka ბატონი (title of adult male) · ka ბატონო (title of adult male) · ar بَاشَا (title of adult male) · az cənab (title of adult male) · yue 先生 (title of adult male) · bg господи́н (title of adult male) · ht mesye (title of adult male) · de Herr (title of adult male) · tg оғо (title of adult male) · yi אדון (title of adult male) · myv чиряз (title of adult male) · sc segnori (title of adult male) · ml ശ്രീ (title of adult male) · fa-ira خواجِه (title of adult male) · sc segnore (title of adult male) · uk па́не (title of adult male) · cy mistar (title of adult male) · yo Ọ̀gbẹ́ni (title of adult male) · yi אדוני (title of adult male) · sq zotëri (title of adult male) · fa-ira جِناب (title of adult male) · la dominus (title of adult male) · fa-ira بُزُرْگ (title of adult male) · sh gospòdin (title of adult male) · dlm sinar (title of adult male) · ky господин (title of adult male) · cmn 先生 (title of adult male) · eo Sinjoro (title of adult male) · sw bwana (title of adult male) · cs pán (title of adult male) · ug جاناپ (title of adult male) · hi श्री (title of adult male) · ro domn (title of adult male) · ta ஐயா (title of adult male) · fr monsieur (title of adult male) · ast señor (title of adult male) · is herra (title of adult male) · sl gospod (title of adult male) · hi साहब (title of adult male) · tr sayın (title of adult male) · pl panie (title of adult male) · ar جَنَاب (title of adult male) · nv hastiin (title of adult male) · ja 様 (title of adult male)

mister en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• [ˈmɪstɚ] (US)
• mĭsʹ-tər
• [ˈmɪstə] (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈmɪstəɹ/ (US)
• /ˈmɪstə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Unaccented variant of master, attested since the 15th century.

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive) To address by the title of "mister".
   • 1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist “Hush! hush! Mr. Sikes,” said the Jew, trembling; “don’t speak so loud!” “None of your mistering,” replied the ruffian; “you always mean mischief when you come that. You know my name: out with it! I shan’t disgrace it when the time comes.”

Forms

mister en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• [ˈmɪstɚ] (US)
• mĭsʹ-tər
• [ˈmɪstə] (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈmɪstəɹ/ (US)
• /ˈmɪstə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English mister, myster, from Anglo-Norman mester, meister (et al.), from Latin misterium, a medieval conflation of Latin ministerium (“ministry”) with Latin mysterium (“mystery”). Doublet of métier.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Someone's business or function; an occupation, employment, trade.
2. (archaic, dialectal) A kind, type of.
   • 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:
   • For als he been a mister wight Betray'd by wandering in the night To tread the circled haunt; 1779, Samuel Johnson, “A Fairy Tale”, in The Works of the English Poets, page 27:
3. (obsolete) Need (of something).
   • England, that stands muckle in mister of a Reformation. 1692, Jacob Curate, The Scotch Presbyterian eloquence:
   • Now is over lait to preis my freind indeid , Quhan that I have sik mister, and sik neid: Better had bene be tyme I had overtane, To preis my freind, quhen mister had I nane. 1792, John Pinkerton, Scotish Poems:
   • He is richt gude, Ane man of wealth and nobill blude, Bot hes mair mister of ane Hude. 1603, Ane verie excellent and delectabill treatise intitulit Philotus:
4. (obsolete) Necessity; the necessary time.
   • That the portis be mendytt and lokit and reformit as mister is. 1543, John Stuart, Extracts from the Council Register of the Burgh of Aberdeen:
   • When his Máster shall say, Ha Sir, I know you well enough; ye did speak indeed but never in a mister; ye did sneak, as they use to say, when none speired at you, ye were stout then; 1754, John Livingston, A Brief Historical Relation of the Life of Mr J. Livingston, page 68:
   • Which works the church had in its treasury to sell at mister. 1722, John Lauder Fountainhall, Journals of Sir John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall, with his observations on public affairs and other memoranda 1665-1676:
   • If 2 coparceners are seised of land, and one releases to the other in fee with warranty; this passes by way of mister le estate. 1793, Charles Viner, A General Abridgment of Law and Equity:

Forms

mister en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• [ˈmɪstɚ] (US)
• mĭsʹ-tər
• [ˈmɪstə] (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈmɪstəɹ/ (US)
• /ˈmɪstə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English mister, myster, from Anglo-Norman mester, meister (et al.), from Latin misterium, a medieval conflation of Latin ministerium (“ministry”) with Latin mysterium (“mystery”). Doublet of métier.

Meanings

1. (impersonal, obsolete) To be necessary; to matter.
   • I mister not to write mair of Bissiness to zour Lordschip; bot, as I hear, how soon the Compris of thair Factoris is hard, that thai will gif thame new Commissionis again, or utheris in thair Placis. 1734, Robert Keith, The History of the Affairs of Chuch and State in Scotland, page 489:
   • As for my name, it mistreth not to tell; Call me the Squyre of Dames that me beseemeth well. 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.vii:

Forms

mister en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• [ˈmɪstɚ] (US)
• mĭsʹ-tər
• [ˈmɪstə] (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈmɪstəɹ/ (US)
• /ˈmɪstə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

mist + -er

Meanings

1. A device that makes or sprays mist.
   • Odessa D. uses a mister Sunday to fight the 106-degree heat at a NASCAR race in Fontana, California.
   • Use a mister and steamer. If you're avoiding fat, use an oil mister while cooking. Using a steamer for cooking can also cut down on the amount of oil you consume. 2017, Steve Alvest, The Life Actionbook:

Forms

Relateds

demister