MR
abbreviation
MR
1 American
Or
M.R.
mR
2
American
Or
mr
Mr.
3
American
[mis-ter]
/ ˈmɪs tər /
abbreviation
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Messrs
plural
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mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position.
Mr. Lawson; Mr. President.
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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
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a title used before a man's name or names or before some office that he holds
Mr Jones
Mr President
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(in military contexts) a title used in addressing a warrant officer, officer cadet, or junior naval officer
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a title placed before the surname of a surgeon
MR
2
British
abbreviation
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Master of the Rolls
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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
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See Examples For:
This reanalysis showed that many influential experimental results once attributed to spin Hall magnetoresistance or other spin-current-related, or even unrelated, mechanisms can be consistently explained using the two-vector MR framework.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 10, 2026
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: Well, I think that the cheeriness, the friendliness, they’re kind of clothes, right?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
MR is more tactile, using objects in the real world in tandem with the user's view of a digital world to create a physically engaging experience.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2024
The suffragists returned to their posts, and fourteen women, including Lucy Burns, were arrested for carrying banners that said, MR.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
When the doctor uses a fluoroscope to see the thoracic organs in motion, the range is from 5 mR to 400 mR.
From Time Magazine Archive
At Oak Ridge, where nuclear physicists are so conscious of radiation hazards that they have done everything conceivable to reduce them, the skin exposure from a chest X ray is 10 mR.
From Time Magazine Archive
I played Mr. March — I hadn’t even thought about that for a while, but I was on Nickelodeon, and it was pretty exciting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
"Mr. Kariem was deeply loved and respected, and his absence will be felt throughout our school community," the school said in a statement posted to its Facebook account.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
American companies are investing heavily in new recycling technologies and infrastructure, including the advanced sorting and processing that does the work Mr. Lomborg says machines rather than households should do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Attaching labels like “disruptive” and “innovative” to “alternative institutions” doesn’t make them a cure for all the ills Mr. Yass imagines higher education suffers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Mr. Harris, who owns the BBQ place down the street from the shop, grunts.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
And on Tuesday, five justices at the UK's highest court were asked to consider whether Field could have made Mr Farquhar cause his own death without Field legally being responsible.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
"Mr Cordina has initiated the confrontation," Orndal said, adding "Cordina was not protecting himself but retaliating".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
A Met spokesperson said the force would not comment on the ongoing civil claim, but said its thoughts were with Mr Kololo, the victims of the crime and their families.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Whether the goal is to make the best better or to beat them, philanthropists who want to improve higher education should follow Mr Griffin’s lead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Mr and Mrs Wormwood were two such parents.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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