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Mister

Part of speech: Noun

Sense 1: A courtesy title given to a man or boy that is used before the person's last name as a way to address or refer to him.

Usage:

• Please help me, Mister Johnson.
• Excuse me, Mister, do you know the way to the train station?

Sense 2: A title used to address or refer to a highly respected or influential man, often used in formal or professional settings.

Usage:

• We have a meeting with Mister Brown tomorrow.
• This is Mister Smith, our esteemed guest speaker for tonight.

Sense 3: A term used to address or refer to a male customer in retail or service industries to show politeness and respect.

Usage:

• Good afternoon, Mister, how may I assist you today?
• Mister, here's your receipt. Thank you for shopping with us!

Sense 4: A term used before a man's name as a polite way to refer to or address someone whose name is not known or mentioned.

Usage:

• I met a mister Jenkins at the party last night.
• Mister, could you pass me the salt, please?