Mr.

/ˈmɪstəɹ/UK[ˈmɪstə(ɹ)]Canada, US[ˈmɪstɚ]

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

Meanings

Mr.1

nounMr. (plural Messrs.)

plural Messrs. · alternative UK Mr · alternative MR

  1. CanadaPhilippinesUSabbreviationformerly or traditionally UKAbbreviation of Mister.

    Mr. Doe

    2 more examples

    Mr. John Doe

    But only if one forgets that Mr. Tester is 50 years old, he’s seasoned in state politics, he ran a canny, gloves-off campaign, and he’s the kind of charismatic, hard-to-peg, Western neopopulist (like his friend, Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana) who might be, even now, redefining in certain far-reaching ways what it means to be a Democrat.

    2007 January 7, Deirdre Mcnamer, “They Came From Montana”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021

Mr.2

proper noun

alternative UK Mr · alternative MR

  1. CanadaUSabbreviationAbbreviation of March (month).

    Synonyms: Mar, Mar.

Synonyms & antonyms

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nouna form of address for a man

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Origin

Mr. · proper noun

Abbreviation of March.

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Translations

Arabic سَيِّد
  • سَيِّد (sayyid)abbreviation of mister
Bulgarian г-н, господи́н
  • г-н (g-n)abbreviation of mister
  • господи́н (gospodín)abbreviation of mister
Chinese Cantonese 先生
  • 先生 (sin¹ saang¹)abbreviation of mister
Chinese Mandarin 先生
  • 先生 (xiānsheng)abbreviation of mister
Czech p., pan
  • p.abbreviation of mister
  • panabbreviation of mister
Danish hr.
  • hr.abbreviation of mister
Dutch dhr.
  • dhr.abbreviation of mister
Esperanto S-ro
  • S-roabbreviation of mister
Estonian Hr
  • Hrabbreviation of mister
Finnish hra
  • hraabbreviation of mister
French M., Mʳ
  • M.abbreviation of mister
  • Mʳabbreviation of mister
  • Monsieurabbreviation of mister
  • monsieurabbreviation of mister
German Hr., Herr
  • Hr.abbreviation of mister
  • Herrabbreviation of mister
Greek κ.
  • κ. (k.)abbreviation of mister
Hebrew מַר, ׳הא
  • מַר (mar)abbreviation of mister
  • ׳האabbreviation of mister
Hindi जी, श्री
  • जी (jī)abbreviation of mister
  • श्री (śrī)abbreviation of mister
  • साहिब (sāhib)abbreviation of mister
  • साहब (sāhab)abbreviation of mister
Hungarian úr
  • úrabbreviation of mister
Icelandic hr.
  • hr.abbreviation of mister
Indonesian Tn.
  • Tn.abbreviation of mister
Irish an tUas.
  • an tUas.abbreviation of mister
Italian Sig.
  • Sig.abbreviation of mister
Japanese さん, 様
  • さん (san)abbreviation of mister
  • 様 (sama)abbreviation of mister
  • 氏 (shi)abbreviation of mister
Korean -씨, -님
  • -씨 (-ssi)abbreviation of mister
  • -님 (-nim)abbreviation of mister
  • 미스터 (miseuteo)abbreviation of mister
Latin dominus
  • dominusabbreviation of mister
Latvian kgs
  • kgsabbreviation of mister
Lithuanian ponas
  • ponasabbreviation of mister
Malay Encik, Tuan
  • Encikabbreviation of mister
  • Tuanabbreviation of mister
Māori Mita
  • Mitaabbreviation of mister
Norwegian Bokmål herr
  • herrabbreviation of mister
Polish p., pan
  • p.abbreviation of mister
  • panabbreviation of mister
Portuguese Sr., D.
  • Sr.abbreviation of mister
  • D.abbreviation of mister
Romanian Dl.
  • Dl.abbreviation of mister
Russian г-н, господи́н
  • г-н (g-n)abbreviation of mister
  • господи́н (gospodín)abbreviation of mister
  • ми́стер (místɛr)abbreviation of mister
Scottish Gaelic Mgr
  • Mgrabbreviation of mister
Slovak pán
  • pánabbreviation of mister
Spanish Sr.
  • Sr.abbreviation of mister
Swahili Bw.
  • Bw.abbreviation of mister
Swedish Hr
  • Hrabbreviation of mister
Tagalog G.
  • G.abbreviation of mister
Thai คุณ
  • คุณ (kun)abbreviation of mister
Turkish bay, bey
  • bayabbreviation of mister
  • beyabbreviation of mister
Ukrainian пан, мі́стер
  • пан (pan)abbreviation of mister
  • мі́стер (míster)abbreviation of mister
Urdu صاحِب
  • صاحِب (sāhib)abbreviation of mister
Vietnamese ông
  • ôngabbreviation of mister
Welsh Mr
  • Mrabbreviation of mister
Yiddish ה׳
  • ה׳ (h.)abbreviation of mister

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Cite this entry
APA

Mr.. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mr.

MLA

“Mr..” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mr.. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mr.,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mr..

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