Mister Right
A perfect, ideal or suitable male companion, especially a husband.
She waited for years and years, hoping someday to find Mister Right.
mister
UK [ˈmɪstə(ɹ)] US [ˈmɪstɚ]
noun 12verb 2name 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
awake, baked, friendly, thin
VERB + MISTER
called, creep, grounded, sit, uses
MISTER + NOUN
assistant, cat, donut's, donuts, gipuzkoa, ing, italy, kant
PREP.
from, in, on
ADV.
already
Definitions
noun
1
Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.
You may sit here, mister.
You keep away from my wife, mister.
2
A man.
There are too many misters and not enough sisters up in this club tonight, for my taste.
verb
1
To address by the title of "mister".
1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist “Hush! hush! Mr. Sikes,” said the Jew, trembling; “don’t speak so loud!” “None of your mistering,” replied the ruffian; “you always mean mischief when you come that. You know my name: out with it! I shan’t disgrace it when the time comes.”
noun
1
Someone's business or function; an occupation, employment, trade.
2
A kind, type of.
The Redcrosse knight toward him crossed fast, To weet, what mister wight was so dismayd[…].
What mister-chance hath brought thee to the field Without thy sheepe?
3
Need (of something).
He is richt gude, Ane man of wealth and nobill blude, Bot hes mair mister of ane Hude.
England, that stands muckle in mister of a Reformation.
4
Necessity; the necessary time.
That the portis be mendytt and lokit and reformit as mister is.
Which works the church had in its treasury to sell at mister.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a form of address for a man
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Mister Wrong
A completely unsuitable mate or husband.
Example Bank
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You may sit here, mister.
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You keep away from my wife, mister.
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Fine day to see sights, gentlemen. Well, misters, here's the railing round the ground, and there's the paling round the tomb, eight feet deep, six feet long, and three feet wide.
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1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist “Hush! hush! Mr. Sikes,” said the Jew, trembling; “don’t speak so loud!” “None of your mistering,” replied the ruffian; “you always mean mischief when you come t
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The Redcrosse knight toward him crossed fast, To weet, what mister wight was so dismayd[…].
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What mister-chance hath brought thee to the field Without thy sheepe?
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, mister is marked as obsolete, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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