Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mister

/ˈmɪstəɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: mis-ter
IPA: /ˈmɪstəɹ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.

noun

A man.

verb

To address by the title of "mister".

noun

Someone's business or function; an occupation, employment, trade.

Obsolete

noun

A kind, type of.

Archaic

noun

Need (of something).

Obsolete

noun

Necessity; the necessary time.

Obsolete

verb

To be necessary; to matter.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"You may sit here, mister."
"You keep away from my wife, mister."
"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."
"There's only three misters aboard this ship, or, rather, there's only two."
"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!"
"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!"

Etymology

Unaccented variant of master, attested since the 15th century.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mister, mester, misterium, ministerium, mysterium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɪstəɹ/
British English: /ˈmɪstə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

misters (plural) misters (present, singular) mistering (participle, present) mistered (participle, past) mistered (past) Messieurs (plural)

Derived Forms

misteress

Phrases

hey mister misters before sisters sisters before misters sister from another mister Mister Man Mister Big Mister Charlie Mister Irrelevant

Frequently Paired Words

Mister Man demister

Synonyms

Mr Mr.

Homonyms

Mr. Mister

Rhymes With

mr sister transistor lister twister resistor blister pfister bicester fister lyster brister

Questions

How do you pronounce mister?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪstəɹ/.
What does mister mean?: Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.
Where does mister come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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