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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All of these observations closely match what the two-vector MR model predicts, without the need to invoke spin-current-based mechanisms.
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: I think there’s a more basic point too, which is that the book wasn’t written for this world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
"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
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
And while the previous Syrian government relied on Iran and Russia, Mr. al-Sharaa’s depends on Western and Gulf support, foreign investment and international acceptance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Nick cannot show that Mr. Kanin’s conduct — rather than the unresolved legal question that persists under an entirely different trustee — caused any delay in his receipt of the distribution.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
While Mr. Mangione suffered chronic back pain and had spinal fusion surgery, it remains unclear why he believed the system failed him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Mr. Jenkins has hit on the way global warming will be defeated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
She says that Phineas returns from New York to the family's New Hampshire home early in 1851 to work for Mr. Jonathan Currier in his livery stable in the nearby town of Hanover.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Friedman Agnifilo told the judge: "Mr Mangione is prepared to plead guilty at this time."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Despite opinion polls registering a fall in Vladimir Putin's domestic approval ratings, Russia's president – Mr Muratov believes - retains a tight grip on power.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
On Sunday a Fifa spokesman repeated his denials of the allegations and added: "Under Mr Infantino, everything has always been done correctly."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
It followed another incident about 18 months ago where another man had gained access to his room by telling reception staff he was checking in under a common name such as "Mr Smith", Smith said.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
At this point, Mr Tibbs was seen to hesitate.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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