mister

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: mis=ter

CIDE DICTIONARY

mister, n. [See Master, and cf. Mistress.].

 A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a man or youth. It is usually written in the abbreviated form Mr.  [1913 Webster]
"To call your name, inquire your where,
Or what you think of Mister Some-one's book,
Or Mister Other's marriage or decease."  [1913 Webster]

mister, v. t. 

 To address or mention by the title Mr.; as, he mistered me in a formal way.  [1913 Webster]

mister, n. [OF. mistier trade, office, ministry, need, F. métier trade, fr. L. ministerium service, office, ministry. See Ministry, Mystery trade.].

•  A trade, art, or occupation.  [1913 Webster]

  "In youth he learned had a good mester."  [1913 Webster]
•  Manner; kind; sort.  Spenser.  [1913 Webster]

  "But telleth me what mester men ye be."  [1913 Webster]
•  Need; necessity.  Rom. of R.  [1913 Webster]

mister, v. i. 

 To be needful or of use.  [1913 Webster]
"As for my name, it mistereth not to tell."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mister, n.
1 a man without a title of nobility etc. (a mere mister).
2 sl. or joc. a form of address to a man.

Etymology

weakened form of MASTER in unstressed use before a name: cf. MR

ROGET THESAURUS

mister

Vaporization

N vaporization, volatilization, gasification, evaporation, vaporation, distillation, cupellation, cohobation, sublimination, exhalation, volatility, vaporizer, still, retort, fumigation, steaming, bay salt, chloride of sodium, mister, spray, bubble, effervescence, ', volatilized, reeking, volatile, evaporable, vaporizable, bubbly, effervescent, boiling, Specific Fluids.

Man

N man, male, he, him, manhood, gentleman, sir, master, sahib, yeoman, wight, swain, fellow, blade, beau, elf, chap, gaffer, good man, husband, Mr, mister, boy, cock, drake, gander, dog, boar, stag, hart, buck, horse, entire horse, stallion, gibcat, tomcat, he goat, Billy goat, ram, tup, bull, bullock, capon, ox, gelding, steer, stot, androgen, homosexual, gay, queen, male, he-, masculine, manly, virile, unwomanly, unfeminine, Pron, he, him, his, hominem pagina nostra sapit, homo homini aut deus aut lupus, homo vitae commodatus non donatus est.