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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of address for a man
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Mr" is a kind of...):
form of address; title; title of respect (an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. 'Mr.' or 'General')
Context examples:
"Settin' a fine example to the children," Mr. Higginbotham snorted, suddenly, in the silence for which his wife was responsible and which he resented.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
“My friend should, perhaps, have taken you along with him; but the slight, if there be one, was unintentional. And you don't like Mr. Arrow?”
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“Mr. Sherlock Holmes, I believe?” said she.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I have a few notes for your guidance, Mr. Malone. I've had my eye on the Professor for some little time.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Have you any relations besides Mrs. Reed?
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
"All wrong. Old Mr. Laurence sent it," replied Mrs. March.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
"He does dot shust to be politeful to Mrs. Nelson," was Dutchy's quick retort.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
It is certainly an unpleasant thing, replied Mr. Dashwood, to have those kind of yearly drains on one's income.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Mr. Holmwood has been suddenly called to Ring to see his father, who has been taken seriously ill.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Then the wedding was solemnized with young Mr Fox, and there was much rejoicing and dancing; and if they have not left off, they are dancing still.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
