mister Ham in need of cash: That is something a lot of people will not believe.
And this week it was mister Ham, General Delivery, United States.
“Maybe you need a good overcoat for Christmas,” mister Ham was saying.
Nobody bothered to tell mister Ham about it until the following August.
And it was sad, very sad, to be with mister Ham Wednesday afternoon.
"Let's git out, mister," cried Old Bill, clutching Mortimer's arm.
There is no need for Miss or mister in the savage jungle, Virginia.
So I sed to him, "mister, did you lose anythin' 'round here any place?"
I don't believe you, mister Duncan—or whatever your name is.
mister Tom he locked him up last night in one of the south bedrooms.
as a title of courtesy before a man's Christian name, mid-15c., unaccented variant of master. As a form of address, without a name and with a tinge of rudeness, from 1760.
noun
Man; fellow; guy •Always used in direct address, usually to a stranger: Hey, mister, where's the turnoff for Bogota? (1760+)
