mister C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈmɪstər/ UK /ˈmɪstə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a form of address for a man; informal title or term of address Excuse me, mister, could you tell me the way to the station? Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a form of address for a... sirgentlemangent ↔ Opposites missusmadam Word family Related forms mastermistressmissymistral Etymology AI details An unstressed variant of master, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister ('chief, teacher'), from magis ('more, greater'). maistre Old French magister Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mister **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪstər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪstə/ ## Meanings 1. a form of address for a man; informal title or term of address ## Examples - Excuse me, mister, could you tell me the way to the station? ## Synonyms - sir - gentleman - gent ## Antonyms - missus - madam ## Related Forms - master - mistress - missy - mistral ## Roots and Affixes - Root: maistre - Root: magister ## Etymology An unstressed variant of master, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister ('chief, teacher'), from magis ('more, greater'). ## AI Etymology Mister has this etymological development: An unstressed variant of master, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister ('chief, teacher'), from magis ('more, greater'). The etymological trail includes Old French maistre, Latin magister. The same word family includes master, mistress, missy, mistral. Its current noun use means "a form of address for a man; informal title or term of address". ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown