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Webster 1913 Edition


Mr.

Mr.

..
The customary abbreviation of
Mister
in writing and printing. See
Master
, 4.

Definition 2024


Mr.

Mr.

See also: mr, Mr, MR, mr., .mr, M.R., and Appendix:Variations of "mr"

English

Alternative forms

Noun

Mr. (plural Messrs.)

  1. Abbreviation of mister. A title used before the surname in theory, though not generally in practice, above some undefined social level, too old to be addressed as “Master”, not a knight or of some higher rank, and, in Britain though not in the United States, not entitled to be addressed as “Dr.”.
    Mr. John Doe
    Mr. Doe

Translations

mr.

mr.

See also: mr, Mr, MR, .mr, Mr., M.R., and Appendix:Variations of "mr"

Dutch

Noun

mr. m (uncountable)

  1. Abbreviation of meester, used by lawyers and notaries.