Mr

Mr
Mr
BrE Mr. AmE [ˈmıstə US -ər]
1.) used before a man's family name to be polite when you are speaking to him, writing to him, or talking about him
Mr Smith is the headteacher.
Mr. John Smith
Mr and Mrs Smith
2.) used when speaking to a man in an official position
Mr Chairman
Mr. President
→↑madam
3.) Mr Right
a man who would be the perfect husband for a particular woman
She's finally found Mr. Right.
4.) Mr Big informal
the leader or most important person in a group, especially a criminal group
5.) Mr Clean informal
someone who is honest and always obeys the law
6.) Mr Sarcasm/Mr Messy/Mr Forgetful etc
spoken used humorously to say that someone has a particular quality or behaves in a particular way
I don't think we need any comments from Mr Sarcasm here.
no more Mr Nice Guy! atguy

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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