variants
US Mr.
or British Mr
plural Messrs.
ˈme-sərz 
1
—used as a conventional title of courtesy except when usage requires the substitution of a title of rank or an honorific or professional title before a man's surname
spoke to Mr. Doe
2
—used in direct address as a conventional title of respect before a man's title of office
May I ask one more question, Mr. President?
3
—used before the name of a place, profession, or activity or before an epithet (such as clever) to form a title applied to a male viewed as representative of the thing indicated
Mr. Baseball
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2025
His father, Edward Grieves, a stockbroker, drowned while fishing when Mr. Grieves was a child.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2025
In the final scene, Daniel attempts to catch a fly with chopsticks like Mr. Miyagi challenged him to do in The Karate Kid.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Either way, a legal victory in a dispute over privacy depends on the facts of the case, Mr. Schorr said.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Noun
He will be joined by national security adviser Mike Waltz and Steve Witkoff, Mr. Trump's Middle East envoy.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2025
His father, Edward Grieves, a stockbroker, drowned while fishing when Mr. Grieves was a child.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2025
In the final scene, Daniel attempts to catch a fly with chopsticks like Mr. Miyagi challenged him to do in The Karate Kid.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Either way, a legal victory in a dispute over privacy depends on the facts of the case, Mr. Schorr said.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Mr..” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mr.. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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