Herr

American  

[her, hair] / hɛr, hɛər /

noun

Herren plural

1. the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.

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Herr British  

/ hɛr /

noun

1. a German man: used before a name as a title equivalent to Mr

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• Herren
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Herr

From German

Example Sentences

“Earnings and fundamentals are still driving this market,” said Jack Herr, senior investment analyst at GuideStone Funds.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

To that end, he launched Snowcap with two co-founders, Chief Science Officer Anna Herr, a physicist, and Chief Technical Officer Quentin Herr, an electrical engineer, the inventors of the company’s superconducting technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Herr Hartig, who wasn't Jewish, appears to have offered the family a solution to the impending confiscation of their assets by the Nazis.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Haynes and Powe seemed wary when Herr suggested that the group take part in more anti-racism actions and invoked the phrase “Black Lives Matter.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

But it is the clock, the elaborate black-and-white clock situated just inside the gates, that the winemaker thinks might particularly interest Herr Thiessen.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern