señor

American  

[seyn-yawr, -yohr, seen-, se-nyawr] / seɪnˈyɔr, -ˈyoʊr, sin-, sɛˈnyɔr /

noun

señors, plural señores plural

1. a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Sr.

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señor British  

/ sɛˈnjɔː, seˈɲor /

noun

1. a Spaniard or Spanish-speaking man: a title of address equivalent to Mr when placed before a name or sir when used alone

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Etymology

Origin of señor

1615–25; < Spanish < Vulgar Latin *senior. See senior

Example Sentences

“I am sorry, señor, Did you not ask me for ‘Pure toquilla, right up to the brim’?”

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2022

He’s already noticing more people around Santa Ana masking up as the virus worsens, “including the señor who just kicks it on the front yard, just chilling by himself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2020

That, however, was not what the great señor was after.

From Golf Digest • Sep. 25, 2019

“I ask myself, is it possible that this señor thinks we have papers? He knows we don’t speak English,” Ms. Morales said.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2018

Didn’t the señor know that salt water would purify the book and banish disease?

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham