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Mr. / ˈmistər/ • n. a title used before a surname or full name to address or refer to a man without a higher or honorific or professional title: Mr. Robert Smith. ∎  used before the name of an office to address a man who holds it: yes, Mr. President. ∎ humorous used before an invented surname to imply that someone has a particular characteristic: Mr. Big-Shot. ∎  (often as Mister) used in the armed forces to address a senior warrant officer, officer cadet, or junior naval officer.

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