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variant form of Mr, often used humorously or with offensive emphasis
‘You can't get away with changing the subject mister!’
‘And mister, if you don't smarten up you'll end up just like her.’
‘Hold your tongue mister, you're going to say something stupid.’
‘I may be pregnant but I will get up and kick your butt mister.’
‘Well, I'm sorry, mister, but I've been a Frank Zappa fan since before you were even wearing diapers, okay?’
‘I think you've been reading too many Tom Clancy novels, mister.’
‘That's my wife you're talking about, mister.’
‘Well mister, we won't be having any of that.’
‘‘My memory has just been sold’ - well, boo-hoo, mister!’
‘She'd march him down the street to some secret bunker and shove his nose into a nuclear bomb and say, ‘Uh, huh, and what do you call this, mister?’’
‘You just wait until you have problems fitting into your tux, mister.’
‘"Well mister," she said, pointing her fork at him.’
‘Another voice could be heard that was even louder, ‘You don't have to like my decision mister but you will have to live with it!’
1.1informal Used as a form of address to a man whose name is not known.
‘thanks, mister’
‘He said to me, ‘I understand there was some dancing going on, mister.’’
‘Thanks, mister, but I don't even know your name!’
‘With all due respect, mister, I think it is always our objective to win.’
‘There were no cries of, ‘Hey, mister, you need taxi?’’
‘As the fellow carried him ashore, the boy looked up and said, ‘Thanks for saving my life, mister.’’
‘‘I like your song, mister,’ Ronnie said as he dropped in the coins.’
‘‘Thanks, mister,’ I gasped at the guide who pulled me out.’
‘He could only speak a few words, pleading ‘No, mister.’’
‘Yes, I think the audience is well aware of that, mister.’
‘One or two young Iraqi boys approached them awkwardly and tried to say hello… ‘Mister, mister!’’
‘"Sorry mister, I didn't mean to startle you," he said.’
‘Then some kid will turn up on a Saturday from Auchtermuchty or somewhere like that and say to me, ‘Hey, mister, are you the man that does the rugby?’’
Origin
Mid 16th century: weakened form of master in unstressed use before a name.
A device with a nozzle for spraying a mist of water, especially on houseplants.
‘Use a mister for larger planter boxes with the same method that you used with the drippers.’
‘In warm weather a mister will be attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies too!’
‘I recommend a plant sprayer / mister rather than a water pistol, unless you really need to intervene at a distance.’
‘If you do not have time or do not need to wash your hair, just dampening it slightly with a mister or wet comb should do the trick.’
‘A fun way to make sure your bird gets his regular shower is to use a mister.’
‘The exhaust pipe was very hot, so I sprayed it with the mister I use for my seedlings to dry to cool it down.’
‘And I carry a small spray bottle - a mister - to hydrate my face and eyes.’
‘Rabbits, which find the knee-high orchard grass perfectly hospitable habitat, have also presented problems, particularly since they have shown a penchant for the spaghetti tubing that connects the irrigation hose to the misters.’
‘After planting, soak the bottom of the container in a pan of water until the surface is wet or spray with a mister until well-watered.’
‘Also use a pebble tray or spray plants often with a mister to increase humidity.’
‘Blend a cup of cold water with 12 drops of jasmine essential oil, put the mix in a spray bottle with a fine mister, and spritz your lower legs before you go to sleep.’
‘He poured the entire liquid contents into a small mister and smiled.’