Mister (Mr.)

Mister (Mr.)

Mr. or Mr is an English honorific used for a man too old to be addressed as "Master", under the rank of knighthood, and, supposedly, though not really in practice, above some undefined level of social status (see below). In Britain, though not in the United States, the title also excludes those who have the title "Dr". It is an abbreviation of "Mister", though it is almost never spelt out in normal usage. The plural of "Mr" is "Messrs" (IPA pronunciation: . details|Japanese honorifics
* Korean: the suffix _ko. 씨 (Hanja: _ko. 氏, McCune-Reischauer _ko. "Ssi", pronounced somewhat like the letter "C"). Honorific form is _ko. 군 ( _ko. "gun"), and the feminine form is _ko. 양 ( _ko. "yang").
* Macedonian: _mk. Господин ( _mk. "Gospodin") ( _mk. Г-дин)
* Maltese: _mt. Sinjur ( _mt. Sur)
* Malay: _ms. Encik ( _ms. En)
* Occitan: _oc. Sénher ( _oc. Sr.)
* Oriya: _or. ( _or. "Sriman")
* Persian: _fa. آقا ( _fa. Āqā)
* Polish: _pl. Pan ( _pl. P.)
* Portuguese: _pt. Senhor ( _pt. Sr.)
* Punjabi: _pa. ਸਰਦਰ _pa. "Sardar" ( _pa. ਸਦਰ _pa. "Sdr.")
* Romanian: _ro. Domn ( _ro. D-n)
* Russian: _ru. Господин ( _ru. Г-н _ru. "G-n") ( _ru. "Gospodin")
* Sanskrit: _sa. महानुभाव ( _sa. "Mahānubhāva")
* Serbian: _sr. Господин ( _sr. Г-дин _sr. "G-din") ( _sr. "Gospodin")
* Slovak: _sk. Pán ( _sk. P.)
* Spanish: _es. Señor ( _es. Sr.)
* Somali: _so. Seeydi
* Tamil: _ta. திரு ( _ta. "Thiru")
* Telugu: _te. శ్రీ ( _te. "Sri")
* Thai: _th. นาย ( _th. "Nai")
* Turkish: _tr. Beyefendi
* Ukrainian: _uk. Пан ( _uk. "Pan")

Other uses

* "Mister" can also be used in combination with another word to refer to someone who is regarded as the personification of, or master of, a particular field or subject, especially in the fields of popular entertainment and sports, as Gordie Howe is referred to as "Mr. Hockey" or Reggie Jackson is known as "Mr. October." [ [http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0167527306006048 When does a doctor become a mister?. International Journal of Cardiology, Volume 117, Issue 3, Pages 403-403. T. Cheng] ]

ee also

* Doctor
* Master
* Nurse
* Officer
* Father
* Shri
* Captain
* Commander
* Sheriff
* Private
*Lord

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