Noun

1. Title conferred on an adult male.

   You may sit here, mister.

   • 1855, George Musalas Colvocoresses, Four Years in the Government Exploring Expedition, J. M. Fairchild & co., page 358:

     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.

   • 1908, Jack Brand, By Wild Waves Tossed: An Ocean Love Story, The McClure Company, page 90:

     There's only three misters aboard this ship, or, rather, there's only two.

Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

Noun

1. Someone's business or function; an occupation, employment, trade.
2. Need (of something).
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VI:

     for of your helpe I had grete mystir: For I drede me sore to passe this foreste.

3. Necessity; the necessary time.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book I.15:

     As for hym sayd kynge Carados, I wylle encountre with kynge bors, and ye wil rescowe me whan myster is [...].

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.

Noun

1. mister (appellation)
2. coach (trainer)