monsieur
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of monsieur
1490–1500; < French: literally, my lord (originally applied only to men of high station); see sire
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Croque monsieur is a French sandwich served hot with gooey, melted cheese.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
Bill wants to make a frisée salad with croque monsieur croutons, a turnaround on the traditional croque monsieur served with a salad side.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2022
The Julia Child Challenge In the season finale, the three finalists prepare four-course meals from Child’s classic recipes: a croque monsieur, duck a l’orange, boeuf bourguignon and a croquembouche.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
Milo would be having the croque monsieur, because, as he succinctly put it, “I just like it!”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2022
“Oui, monsieur Un peu,” I answered, telling him that I spoke French a little bit.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Ladies and gentlemen, messieurs et mesdames, le cheeseburger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024
Someone ought to tell messieurs Marbury, Madison and the late Chief Justice John Marshall.
From US News ● Oct. 15, 2014
A grey-suited official visibly panicked as the mob surged up, and his voice rose from a murmur to a scream: "Mesdames, messieurs, du calme, du calme, calmez-vous, tout le monde, CALMEZ-VOUS!"
From The Guardian ● May 18, 2010
When he has heard enough, he declares crisply, "Eh bien, messieurs, nous avons termin�."
From Time Magazine Archive
Love, messieurs, is not such an entertaining, enjoyable, happy-go-lucky affair as you all seem to think.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 by Kock, Charles Paul de
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