señor
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of señor
1615–25; < Spanish < Vulgar Latin *senior. See senior
Example Sentences
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“I am sorry, señor, Did you not ask me for ‘Pure toquilla, right up to the brim’?”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022
From the club that gave you Goodbye Mr Clough ... adiós señor Bielsa.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 5, 2022
“I take advice from that señor whenever I can,” Brusdar Graterol, a 23-year-old reliever, said in Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2021
That, however, was not what the great señor was after.
From Golf Digest ● Sep. 25, 2019
“But, señor, I have other guests. Many of the officers in the Navy and their ladies. They ask me what the noise is. What am I to do?”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
“Señoras y señores, put your hands together for the Co-Co’s!”
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
"Ah, señores, muchos grac——" "Drive, you scoundrel; don't talk."
From The Recipe for Diamonds by Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright
The señores," said the old man gravely, "will hear that Ixtla speaks no lies.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 by Various
Ah, señores," he beamed, "I haf laughed thees day!
From Bring Me His Ears by Mulford, Clarence E.
"You and I will go to the hacienda," said Will to the Indian, "and see if we can find out where the señores are."
From Swift and Sure by Strang, Herbert
When a second muleteer had come with the same breathless haste he gave the quiet order, “You will take these señors to Santa Gertrudis.”
From The Mystery of The Barranca by Whitaker, Herman
“He does not know where to find you, señors; but if you will show me your place of concealment, I will try and find him, and bring him to you.”
From The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco by Perat
There being no other choice, the señors would, and, returning to their last night’s perch on the balustrade, they watched the patio disgorge its dark life upon the street.
From The Mystery of The Barranca by Whitaker, Herman
Farewell, señors, for a short time;” and he continued his course in the direction he was before going.
From In New Granada Heroes and Patriots by Kingston, William Henry Giles
I but try to see what make so great interest to señors, when sudden up comes that great body and hit chin, like bunt of big bull, and knock head to ground.
From The Cave of Gold A Tale of California in '49 by McNeil, Everett
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