Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mr. president

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.25 in modern English

Syllables: mr. pres-i-dent
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An honorific used in addressing a (male) president.

noun

An honorific used in addressing a (male) Presiding Officer of the United States Senate, commonly known as the president of the Senate.

American usage

Example Sentences

"There is a lot of talk in Beijing this week over when President Trump and President Xi Jinping of China will meet face to face. […] Can I just butt in and say: “Excuse me, Mr. Presidents, but you two need to get together, like, tomorrow. But it’s not to discuss the golden oldies — tariffs, trade and Taiwan.[…]”"

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

Mr. Presidents (plural) Mister President (alternative) Mr President (alternative, UK)

Frequently Paired Words

Madam President Mrs. President Ms. President

Questions

What does mr. president mean?: An honorific used in addressing a (male) president.

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