Messrs.
abbreviation
the plural of Mr.
Messrs.
American
[mes-erz]
/ ˈmɛs ərz /
abbreviation
Messrs
British
/ ˈmɛsəz /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Messrs
C18: abbreviation from French messieurs
Example Sentences
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Even more striking is that Messrs. Trump and Mamdani agree on a good idea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
On this past weekend, as Dillon and Messrs. O’Brien and Waldron offered themselves to the Lord, the world’s headlines focused on other things: Iran, the price of oil, President Trump, etc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
After the band broke up in 1979, Ms. Daye recorded a successful solo album, and Messrs. Darnell and Hernandez formed the popular Kid Creole and the Coconuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
At heart, his criticism of Messrs. Starmer, Streeting and Burnham is that they’re all following this faction or that rather than setting out a coherent program and then working to convince voters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Lord Ingram flirted with Amy Eshton; Louisa played and sang to and with one of the Messrs. Lynn; and Mary Ingram listened languidly to the gallant speeches of the other.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
When the building was finished, Ford paid for Messrs Ratcliffe and Troughton to go on a two-week holiday, sending the rural craftsmen on a sightseeing trip to the Niagara Falls.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2023
A written result from the tribunal is expected 180 days after the suit is filed, and as Messrs Obi and Abubakar are expected to file separately, decisions will be given at different times.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2023
Around the polished oval stage in the Oval Office, sit Messrs Johnson, Zelenskiy et al, all rocking and rolling with laughter as they carve the world’s audience up between them.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 25, 2019
Messrs Crane and Wu were among a large group of attorneys, economists, trade commissioners and professors slated to address a Federal Trade Commission consumer-protection hearing in Washington last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2018
Haydn was feted by the likes of Messrs Darcy and Bingley rather than by the Bennets and Lucases.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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