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See also:Misterandmíster

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Unaccented variant ofmaster, attested since the 15th century.

Noun

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mister (pluralmisters)

  2. Alternative spelling ofMister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.
    You may sit here,mister.
    You keep away from my wife,mister.
    • 1855, George Musalas Colvocoresses,Four Years in the Government Exploring Expedition, J. M. Fairchild & co., page 358:
      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.
    • 1908, Jack Brand,By Wild Waves Tossed: An Ocean Love Story, The McClure Company, page90:
      There's only threemisters aboard this ship, or, rather, there's only two.
    • 2008,BioWare,Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts,→ISBN,→OCLC, PC, scene: Therum:
      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!
    • 2013,Asterix and the Picts, page37:
      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!
  4. Aman.
    There are too manymisters and not enoughsisters up in this club tonight, for my taste.
Usage notes
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As a title or form of address used before a name, normally writtenMister in preference tomister, for exampleMister Smith notmister Smith, though even more commonly abbreviated toMr orMr..

Use of the term as a form of address by itself, without a name, may express scorn or hostility.

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Translations
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title of adult male

Verb

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mister (third-person singular simple presentmisters,present participlemistering,simple past and past participlemistered)

  1. (ambitransitive) Toaddress by the title of "mister".[from 18th c.]
    • 1837-39,Charles Dickens,Oliver Twist
      “Hush! hush! Mr. Sikes,” said the Jew, trembling; “don’t speak so loud!”
      “None of yourmistering,” 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.”

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishmister,myster, fromAnglo-Normanmester,meister (et al.), fromLatinmisterium, a medieval conflation ofLatinministerium(“ministry”) withLatinmysterium(“mystery”).[1]Doublet ofmétier.

Noun

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mister (pluralmisters)

  1. (obsolete) Someone's business or function; anoccupation,employment,trade.
  2. (now rare, dialectal) Akind,type of.
    • 1590,Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto IX”, inThe Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] forWilliam Ponsonbie,→OCLC:
      TheRedcrosse knight toward him crossed fast,
      To weet, whatmister wight was so dismayd […].
    • 1772, William Browne,The Works of William Browne: Containing Britannia's Pastorals, page83:
      Whatmister-chance hath brought thee to the field Without thy sheepe?
    • 1779, Samuel Johnson, “A Fairy Tale”, inThe Works of the English Poets, page27:
      For als he been amister wight Betray'd by wandering in the night To tread the circled haunt;
  3. (obsolete)Need (of something).
    • 1603,Ane verie excellent and delectabill treatise intitulit Philotus:
      He is richt gude, Ane man of wealth and nobill blude, Bot hes mairmister of ane Hude.
    • 1692, Jacob Curate,The Scotch Presbyterian eloquence:
      England, that stands muckle inmister of a Reformation.
    • 1792, John Pinkerton,Scotish Poems:
      Now is over lait to preis my freind indeid , Quhan that I have sikmister, and sik neid: Better had bene be tyme I had overtane, To preis my freind, quhenmister had I nane.
  4. (obsolete)Necessity; the necessary time.
    • 1543, John Stuart,Extracts from the Council Register of the Burgh of Aberdeen:
      That the portis be mendytt and lokit and reformit asmister is.
    • 1722, John Lauder Fountainhall,Journals of Sir John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall, with his observations on public affairs and other memoranda 1665-1676:
      Which works the church had in its treasury to sell atmister.
    • 1754, John Livingston,A Brief Historical Relation of the Life of Mr J. Livingston, page68:
      When his Máster shall say, Ha Sir, I know you well enough; ye did speak indeed but never in amister; ye did sneak, as they use to say, when none speired at you, ye were stout then;
    • 1793, Charles Viner,A General Abridgment of Law and Equity:
      If 2 coparceners are seised of land, and one releases to the other in fee with warranty; this passes by way ofmister le estate.

Verb

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mister (third-person singular simple presentmisters,present participlemistering,simple past and past participlemistered)

  1. (obsolete, impersonal) To benecessary; tomatter.
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser,The Faerie Queene, III.vii:
      As for my name, itmistreth not to tell;
      Call me theSquyre of Dames that me beseemeth well.
    • 1734, Robert Keith,The History of the Affairs of Chuch and State in Scotland, page489:
      Imister 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.

Etymology 3

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mist +‎-er

Noun

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mister (pluralmisters)

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

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  1. ^David Wallace,Chaucerian polity: absolutist lineages and associational forms in England and Italy, Stanford University Press, 1997

Anagrams

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Danish

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Verb

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mister

  1. present ofmiste

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishmister.

Noun

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mister m (invariable)

  1. mister (appellation)
  2. (soccer)coach (trainer)

Anagrams

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Latvian

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Noun

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mister m

  1. vocativesingular ofmisters

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromAnglo-Normanmester, fromMedieval Latinmisterium, a variant ofministerium influenced bymysterium.Doublet ofmysterie(“duty”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /misˈtɛːr/,/ˈmistər/

Noun

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mister (pluralmysteres)

  1. Astation orposition in anorganisation:
    1. One'sjob; aprofession.
    2. One'srole,purpose, orduty.
    3. Aproficiency; a learnedtalent.
  2. Anassociation oftradespeople; aguild.
  3. Requirement; that which isnecessary:
    • 1485,Sir Thomas Malory, “viij”, inLe Morte Darthur, book VII:
      And thenne the grene knyghte kneled doune
      and dyd hym homage with his swerd
      thenne said the damoisel me repenteth grene knyghte of your dommage
      and of youre broders dethe the black knyghte
      for of your helpe I had gretemyster
      For I drede me sore to passe this forest
      Nay drede you not sayd the grene knyghte
      for ye shal lodge with me this nyghte
      and to morne I shalle helpe you thorou this forest
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    • 1485,Sir Thomas Malory, chapterXV, inLe Morte Darthur, book I:
      It was by Merlyns auyse said the knyghte
      As for hym sayd kynge Carados
      I wylle encountre with kynge bors
      and ye wil rescowe me whanmyster is
      go on said they al
      we wil do all that we may
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  4. Aperilous orchallenging situation.
  5. Asituation of greatwant orneed;penury.
  6. Acustom,way, orbehaviour.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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mister

  1. presenttense ofmiste

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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mister

  1. present ofmista

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishmister.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mister m pers

  1. sir
    Synonym:pan
  2. winner of abeauty pageant

Declension

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Declension ofmister
singularplural
nominativemistermisterzy/mistery (deprecative)
genitivemisteramisterów
dativemisterowimisterom
accusativemisteramisterów
instrumentalmisteremmisterami
locativemisterzemisterach
vocativemisterzemisterzy

Further reading

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  • mister inWielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mister in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Inherited fromOld Galician-Portuguesemester,*mẽester, fromLatinministerium(“employment”).Doublet ofministério.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation:mis‧ter

Adjective

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mister (invariable)

  1. (law) of theutmostimportance
  2. necessary
Descendants
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Noun

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mister m (pluralmisteres)

  1. office,work,employment,occupation,profession
    Synonyms:ofício,profissão,serviço,trabalho
  2. position in a profession
    Synonyms:cargo,posição
  3. need;necessity
    Synonym:necessidade

Etymology 2

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Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishmister.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mister m (pluralmisters)

  1. Alternative spelling ofmíster

Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchmystère.

Noun

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mister n (pluralmistere)

  1. mystery

Declension

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Declension ofmister
singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominative-accusativemistermisterulmisteremisterele
genitive-dativemistermisteruluimisteremisterelor
vocativemisterulemisterelor

Swedish

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Verb

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mister

  1. presentindicative ofmista

Anagrams

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishmister.Doublet ofmaestro.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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misterormistér (Baybayin spellingᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. (capitalized)Mister
    Synonym:Ginoo
  2. (colloquial)husband
    Synonyms:esposo,bana,asawa

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