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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.


Herr British  
/ hɛr /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Herr

From German

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“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

Washington, D.C., resident David Herr, who restores classic cars, recently ordered an auto part from Belgium for about $200.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 7, 2025

Herr Thiessen loves details, and he loves a challenge.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

CFO Scott Herren added that the company sees "a return to order growth in the second half of the year".

From Reuters Nov. 15, 2023

Jeremy Herren, who studies malaria at the Nairobi-based International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, said there is evidence that warming temperatures influence where mosquito populations choose to live.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2023

For example, in Kenya, Herren said researchers have documented “massive shifts” in malaria in mosquitoes.

From Seattle Times Jul. 20, 2023

Allison Herren Lee, a former commissioner and interim chair at the Securities and Exchange Commission, has worked as an enforcement lawyer and inside a mismanaged business.

From New York Times Jan. 14, 2023

London, and the fourth to Herren Klopstock & Billreuth, bankers, Buda-Pesth.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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