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Can I throw harder than Joe Wood? Listen mister, no man alive can throw any harder than Smokey Joe Wood.
Walter Johnson

Meaning of "mister" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MISTER

Variant of master.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MISTER

mister  [ˈmɪstə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mister is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mister in English.

WHAT DOES MISTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mister

Mister may refer to: ▪ Mister, a common English language honorific ▪ MISTER, a personal rapid transit system ▪ A device that makes or sprays mist ▪ Mister, a Hong Kong Canto-rock band ▪ Mister, a song by Korean girl group Kara...

Definition of mister in the English dictionary

The first definition of mister in the dictionary is an informal form of address for a man. Other definition of mister is the official form of address for subordinate or senior warrant officers. Mister is also the official form of address for all officers in a merchant ship, other than the captain.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MISTER

PRESENT

Present
I mister
you mister
he/she/it misters
we mister
you mister
they mister
Present continuous
I am mistering
you are mistering
he/she/it is mistering
we are mistering
you are mistering
they are mistering
Present perfect
I have mistered
you have mistered
he/she/it has mistered
we have mistered
you have mistered
they have mistered
Present perfect continuous
I have been mistering
you have been mistering
he/she/it has been mistering
we have been mistering
you have been mistering
they have been mistering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I mistered
you mistered
he/she/it mistered
we mistered
you mistered
they mistered
Past continuous
I was mistering
you were mistering
he/she/it was mistering
we were mistering
you were mistering
they were mistering
Past perfect
I had mistered
you had mistered
he/she/it had mistered
we had mistered
you had mistered
they had mistered
Past perfect continuous
I had been mistering
you had been mistering
he/she/it had been mistering
we had been mistering
you had been mistering
they had been mistering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will mister
you will mister
he/she/it will mister
we will mister
you will mister
they will mister
Future continuous
I will be mistering
you will be mistering
he/she/it will be mistering
we will be mistering
you will be mistering
they will be mistering
Future perfect
I will have mistered
you will have mistered
he/she/it will have mistered
we will have mistered
you will have mistered
they will have mistered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mistering
you will have been mistering
he/she/it will have been mistering
we will have been mistering
you will have been mistering
they will have been mistering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would mister
you would mister
he/she/it would mister
we would mister
you would mister
they would mister
Conditional continuous
I would be mistering
you would be mistering
he/she/it would be mistering
we would be mistering
you would be mistering
they would be mistering
Conditional perfect
I would have mister
you would have mister
he/she/it would have mister
we would have mister
you would have mister
they would have mister
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mistering
you would have been mistering
he/she/it would have been mistering
we would have been mistering
you would have been mistering
they would have been mistering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you mister
we let´s mister
you mister
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to mister
Past participle
mistered
Present Participle
mistering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISTER


administer
ədˈmɪnɪstə
blister
ˈblɪstə
demister
diːˈmɪstə
forester
ˈfɒrɪstə
lamister
ˈlæmɪstə
lister
ˈlɪstə
manchester
ˈmæntʃɪstə
minister
ˈmɪnɪstə
Mr
ˈmɪstə
oyster
ˈɔɪstə
palmister
ˈpɑːmɪstə
register
ˈrɛdʒɪstə
Rochester
ˈrɒtʃɪstə
sister
ˈsɪstə
thermistor
θɜːˈmɪstə
transistor
trænˈzɪstə
turista
tʊˈrɪstə
twister
ˈtwɪstə
vista
ˈvɪstə
winchester
ˈwɪntʃɪstə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISTER

mistaken
mistaken identity
mistakenly
mistakenness
mistal
Mistassini
misteach
mistell
mistemper
mistend
misterm
mistful
misthink
misthrow
Misti
mistico
mistier
mistiest
mistigris
mistily

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISTER

assister
at-risk register
Bannister
barrister
canister
cash register
chorister
deputy minister
faster
finance minister
foreign minister
glister
half-sister
health minister
kapellmeister
kid sister
klister
magister
prime minister
real-estate register
stepsister

Synonyms and antonyms of mister in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mister» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISTER

Find out the translation of mister to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mister from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mister» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

先生
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

señor
570 millions of speakers

English

mister
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

श्रीमान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

господин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

senhor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মশাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Monsieur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mister
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mein Herr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

だんな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아저씨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mister
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gọi bằng ông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிஸ்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिस्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bay
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

signore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mister
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mister
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mister
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mister
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mister
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mister
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mister

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISTER»

The term «mister» is very widely used and occupies the 8.023 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mister» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mister» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mister

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «MISTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mister.
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Walter Johnson
Can I throw harder than Joe Wood? Listen mister, no man alive can throw any harder than Smokey Joe Wood.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISTER»

Discover the use of mister in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mister and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mister Jelly Roll: The Fortunes of Jelly Roll Morton, New ...
Traces the jazz musician's career journey from Storyville to Broadway, showing the ways in which his unique compositions reflected the problems of America's poor
Alan Lomax, 1973
2
The Keys to the Kingdom #1: Mister Monday
This is another thrilling, triumphantly imaginative series from Garth Nix, the best-selling author of THE SEVENTH TOWER, SABRIEL, and LIRAEL.
Garth Nix, 2010
3
Mister Johnson
' So great is his admiration for this novel William Boyd has provided this additional quote for the Faber Finds edition. 'Mister Johnson is one of the truly great and enduring novels of Africa.
Joyce Cary, 2012
4
Mister God, This Is Anna
Recounts the author's special friendship with an exuberant, precocious, little runaway orphan, whom he came upon when she was four years old and who explored life with unparalleled gusto until her death three and a half years later.
Fynn, 2000
5
Goodnight Mister Tom
Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of the Second World War.
Michelle Magorian, 2010
6
Blues for Mister Charlie: A Play
With this act of violence--which is loosely based on the notorious 1955 killing of Emmett Till--James Baldwin launches an unsparing and at times agonizing probe of the wounds of race.
James Baldwin, 2013
7
Dear Mister Bollywood: How I Fell in Love with India ...
Dear Mister Bollywood is a letter to the most famous man in India, Shah Rukh Khan. This letter spins off into Rina's life story of her struggle to survive and her hunger to succeed, but not at any price.
Rina Golan, 2010
8
Mister Bones: Dinosaur Hunter
Offers young readers an illustrated biography about the life of Barnum Brown, a skilled dinosaur bone hunter who made great discoveries through his patience, persistence, and continuous curiosity of the dinosaur era. Simultaneous.
Jane Kurtz, 2004
9
The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to ...
Presents a collection of inspirational stories, anedotes, and words of wisdom from the late television icon, celebrating the values of love, friendship, honesty, respect, and individuality.
Fred Rogers, 2003
10
Mister Pip
When Pip can't be found the soldiers destroy the book. Mr Watts then encourages the children to retell the story from their memories.
Lloyd Jones, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mister is used in the context of the following news items.
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Youngsters dazzle at Boone County Fair's Little Mister and Miss …
Devin Weaver, 5, adjusts his cowboy hat after winning the Little Mister Boone title during the Boone County Fair on Tuesday at the Central ... «Columbia Missourian, Jul 15»
2
Candidates announced for Mister, Miss fair contests
OSAGE | The 2015 Little Miss and Mister Mitchell County Contest will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, at the Cedar River Complex ... «Mason City Globe Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Class of 2019: Call Me MISTER finds its first class of recruits
Jones is just one of four freshman who are the first students in the Call Me MISTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role models) program at ... «Georgia College News, Jul 15»
4
[Photo] Barry Gets a New Suit on 'The Flash,' 'Arrow' Casts Mister
In other superhero news, Arrow makes casting decisions for the DC superhero Mister Terrific and villain Anarky, and a certain Flash star signs ... «BuddyTV, Jul 15»
5
Announced Today, Mister Transmission Opens New Location in …
Mister Transmission is officially open for business. Visit 2139 Clearbrook Road #5, Abbotsford, British Columbia or contact: 604-746-4847, ... «Canada NewsWire, Jul 15»
6
2015 Party In The Park - Little Miss and Little Mister Court
Little Miss and Little Mister Party in the Park and their court, front row from the left, are Amari Vickery, Aiden Zeisler, Wesley White, Caleb ... «thejournal-news.net, Jul 15»
7
2015 Brazil Miss and Mister Fitness contest
Competitors warm up during the 2015 Brazil Miss and Mister Fitness contest in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 18, 2015. — Reuters pic. Competitors ... «Malay Mail, Jul 15»
8
Cop: The Vans Syndicate x Mister Cartoon Authentic 'S'
To celebrate a decade in the shoe game, the Vans Syndicate x Mister Cartoon Authentic S releasing should serve up some heat rocks thanks to ... «UPROXX, Jul 15»
9
Huawei TalkBand B2 Smartwatch Review: Mister Show-Off
Wearables are becoming more popular these days and it's no wonder why: most of them come as an extension to a smartphone and allow you ... «Softpedia News, Jul 15»
10
A Brief History of Mister Softee
Summer in America is punctuated by the song of the ice cream truck. When that twinkly melody plays, children turn — as if guided by Pavlov ... «Eater, Jul 15»

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