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The correct spelling is mister.
How to pronounce mister
[ˈmɪstə(ɹ)]
nounIPA: [ˈmɪstə(ɹ)]
Say it like: Mis-ter
The correct spelling is mister. A title conferred on an adult male, usually when the name is unknown. Also used as a term of address, often by a parent to a young child. For example: "You may sit here, mister."
Usage Examples
“You may sit here, mister.”
“Odessa D. uses a mister Sunday to fight the 106-degree heat at a NASCAR race in Fontana, California.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A title conferred on an adult male, usually when the name is unknown. Also used as a term of address, often by a parent to a young child.
- 2.Someone's business or function; an occupation, employment, trade.
- 3.A kind, type of.
- 4.Need (of something).
- 5.Necessity; the necessary time.
verb
- 1.To address by the title of "mister".
- 2.To be necessary; to matter.
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