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: There are seasons, but they’re so small, and the wavelengths are much smaller, the change is much smaller, and that really mimics her experience and the PhD.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
Here’s the Surge’s abbreviated summary of her lengthy opinion, though: MR.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2024
This was written on Mr. Browne’s chalkboard when we walked into English class for the last time: MR.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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
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
Mr. Warsh resigned as a Fed governor in 2011, partially in protest over the Fed’s second round of quantitative easing.
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
Critics are censuring Mr. Warsh for turning his back on those goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Prosecutors say Mr. Mangione wrote in a notebook that he was rebelling against “the deadly, greed fueled health insurance cartel.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
I’d missed a few dates with Mr. Harris too.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Friedman Agnifilo told the judge: "Mr Mangione is prepared to plead guilty at this time."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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
"All lines led to Mr Wright and Mr Schwalbe," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Crown Prosecution Service spokesman Ben Samples said British and Latvian authorities, as well as international agencies, had worked closely together to "bring Mr Aleksanders back to face proceedings in a UK court".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Miss Honey felt confident that she would have no difficulty in convincing Mr and Mrs Wormwood that Matilda was something very special indeed.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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