MR
abbreviation
Jump to:
MR
1 American
Or
M.R.
mR
2
American
Or
mr
Mr.
3
American
[mis-ter]
/ ˈmɪs tər /
abbreviation
Messrs
plural
-
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position.
Mr. Lawson; Mr. President.
-
a title prefixed to a mock surname that is used to represent possession of a particular attribute, identity, etc., especially in an idealized or excessive way.
Mr. Democrat; Mr. Perfect; Mr. Macho.
Mr
1
British
/ ˈmɪstə /
noun
-
a title used before a man's name or names or before some office that he holds
Mr Jones
Mr President
-
(in military contexts) a title used in addressing a warrant officer, officer cadet, or junior naval officer
-
a title placed before the surname of a surgeon
MR
2
British
abbreviation
-
Master of the Rolls
-
motivation(al) research
Usage
Plural word for Mr. The plural form of Mr. is Messrs., pronounced [ mes-erz ]. A similar change is made with Mrs., which becomes Mmes, pronounced [ mey-dahm, -dam ]. These irregular nouns’ plural forms derive directly from their original pluralization in French.
Etymology
Origin of Mr
C17: abbreviation of mister
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Her artwork had been discussed with the ruling coalition in Brussels, including Bouchez's MR -- which did not block its set-up.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
MR: I think that that’s definitely true in terms of the lived community in the city.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025
The team also employs an MR headset to compare 3D scanned ancient pottery sherds with physical ones, aiding in the analysis of inaccessible artifacts displayed in museums.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024
"Still large areas are to be explored and searched to find out whether live people are there or not," senior police officer MR Ajith Kumar told AFP news agency on Wednesday.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024
He turned around and wrote in big huge block letters that spread all the way across the chalkboard: MR.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
