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mister1 definition

mis·ter (mistər)

noun

    1. a title used in speaking to or of a man and placed before the name or title of office: usually written Mr.
    2. ☆ a title before a name of a place, occupation, activity, etc. to designate a certain man as eminently representative of a group Mr. Television
  1. Mil. the official title of address for
    1. a warrant officer in the army
    2. a cadet in a U.S. service academy
    3. a naval officer below the rank of commander
  2. Informal sir: in direct address, not followed by a name
  3. Informal, Dialectal one's husband: also used with the

Etymology: weakened form of master

mister2 definition

mister (mistər)

noun

a bottle with a nozzle for spraying a mist of water, as onto houseplants

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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