a title used in speaking to or of a man and placed before the name or title of office: usually written Mr.
☆ a title before a name of a place, occupation, activity, etc. to designate a certain man as eminently representative of a group: Mr. Television
☆ Mil. the official title of address for
a warrant officer in the army
a cadet in a U.S. service academy
a naval officer below the rank of commander
Informal sir: in direct address, not followed by a name
Informal, Dialectal one's husband: also used with the
noun
a bottle with a nozzle for spraying a mist of water, as onto houseplants
See mister in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mĭsˈtər)
noun
Used as a courtesy title before the surname, full name, or professional title of a man, usually written in its abbreviated form: Mr. Jones; Mr. Secretary.
Used as the official term of address for certain U.S. military personnel, such as warrant officers.
misterInformal Used as a form of address for a man: Watch your step, mister.
Informal Used as a term of reference by a woman of her husband.