Messrs.

American  

[mes-erz] / ˈmɛs ərz /

abbreviation

1. the plural of Mr.

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Messrs British  

/ ˈmɛsəz /

noun

1. the plural of Mr

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Etymology

Origin of Messrs

C18: abbreviation from French messieurs

Example Sentences

But the foundation of the group was the friendship between Messrs. Setzer and Drucker, both of whom grew up in musical families—Mr. Setzer’s parents played in the Cleveland Orchestra—and exhibit a wry, reserved intelligence as two of chamber music’s elder statesmen.

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He has been beaten at the game he chose to play against Messrs. Xi and Putin.

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The initial stages of the investigation happened to coincide with the production of a true-crime television show, so Messrs. Barbato and Bailey had access to well-shot and revealing interrogation footage, even if the investigative officers are clearly performing for the TV cameras.

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And so it goes in “The Last Kings of Hollywood,” as the lives and ambitions of Messrs. Coppola, Lucas and Spielberg entwine around one another in a triple helix.

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With international student enrollment declining in America due to visa and policy changes, future leaders, like Messrs. Musk, Brin and Huang, will choose to bring their ideas elsewhere.

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