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mister

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[ˈmɪstə(ɹ)] English

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noun

  1. A title conferred on an adult male, usually when the name is unknown. Also used as a term of address, often by a parent to a young child.“You may sit here, mister.”

verb

  1. To address by the title of "mister".

noun

  1. Someone's business or function; an occupation, employment, trade.
  2. A kind, type of.
  3. Need (of something).
  4. Necessity; the necessary time.

verb

  1. To be necessary; to matter.

noun

  1. A device that makes or sprays mist.“Odessa D. uses a mister Sunday to fight the 106-degree heat at a NASCAR race in Fontana, California.”

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