mister

mister¹ Definition

mis·ter (mis′tər)

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
☆ 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
Informal sir: in direct address, not followed by a name
Informal, Dialectal one's husband: also used with the

Etymology: weakened form of master

mister² Definition

mister (mis′tər)

noun

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

mister Synonyms

Mr., sir, Esquire, Esq., man, monsieur (French), Herr (German), signor (Italian), señor (Spanish), gospodin, grazhdanin, tovarishch (all Russian).

mister Usage Examples

Converse of object

push: In theory at make sure to you pushing mister less in premiums.
say: Seagoon: [ strained ] Thank you, could you say some more, mister, please?
use: Use a spray mister to mist your bonsai regularly this will build up humidity to keep leaves dust free.
see: See here, mister, I'm getting a bit tired of your ways.
know: But what I want to know, mister, is how the coppers know these things?

Adjective modifier

good: Reuben Croucher: It's no good, mister - I can't see a thing in this fog.
sweet: Booklist " You wake up in this here world, my sweet li'l mister, you got to wake up tough.

Modifies a noun

tom: Rating: 10/10 I have jus finished reading goodnight mister tom with my class and i thought it was an excellent read.
P: Mister P in far distance, heading for the top.
right: Looking for Now in my thirties looking for mister right ( is there such a man )!

Noun used with modifier

plant: I also found that a jet of water from a plant mister could also produce the same effect.
goodnight: Rating: 10/10 I have jus finished reading goodnight mister tom with my class and i thought it was an excellent read.
li'l: Booklist " You wake up in this here world, my sweet li'l mister, you got to wake up tough.
spray: Spray mister head or squirt head on bottle to help conserve water & minimize contamination.

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