noun
- a title of respect used before a man’s name or when addressing a man
- a man, especially when the speaker does not know his name
Usage: often abbreviated as Mr.
Usage: informal
verb
- to address or refer to someone as mister
Usage: rare
Examples
- Mister Johnson will see you now.
- Good morning, mister.
- Hey mister, you dropped your wallet!
- The teacher told the students to call him Mister Smith.
- Excuse me, mister, do you know what time it is?
- She mistered him politely despite not knowing his name.