señor

[ seyn-yawr, -yohr, seen-; Spanish se-nyawr ]

/ seɪnˈyɔr, -ˈyoʊr, sin-; Spanish sɛˈnyɔr /

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noun, plural se·ñors, Spanish se·ño·res

[se-nyaw-res]. /sɛˈnyɔ rɛs/.

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

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Origin of señor

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

Words nearby señor

Sennar, sennet, Sennett, sennight, sennit, señor, señora, señorita, sensate, sensate focus, sensation

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How to use señor in a sentence

Both George Stephanopoulos and former Romney adviser Dan Senor quickly dismissed the idea as “too much.”
Sunday Talk: Tim Geithner, John Boehner, Lindsey Graham & More (Video)|The Daily Beast Video|December 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Dan Senor talks of a "systemic" crisis in right-wing polling that misled the Romney campaign.
Paying People to Lie to You Has Consequences|David Frum|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The modeling was way off," Senor said during an appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe."
Paying People to Lie to You Has Consequences|David Frum|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
So it's just the phrase "puppet master," referring to Dan Senor, supposedly (as Dowd had it) pulling Paul Ryan's strings.
The Dowd Imbroglio|Michael Tomasky|September 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Read the Senor quote; it's unmistakably moving the goalposts a lot closer.
Is Bibi Playing U.S. Or Israeli Politics?|Ali Gharib|September 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
That morning, as the hunter go, he say, with cunning smile: 'A flask of wine for senora and senor.'
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral|John Dunloe Carteret
The Narvaez ministry was broken up, and that of Senor Isturitz followed; that too was destroyed.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
If by accident you were to say senor, in the hearing of anyone, there would be trouble at once.
Under Wellington's Command|G. A. Henty
Not exactly a stranger, senor, since you are a friend of my friend, Leon Gonzales.
Under Wellington's Command|G. A. Henty
How could I give you a rope, senor, with all these people about?
Under Wellington's Command|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for señor

señor

/ (sɛˈnjɔː, Spanish seˈɲor) /

noun plural -ñors or -ñores (Spanish -ˈɲores)

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

Word Origin for señor

Spanish, from Latin senior an older man, senior

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