Mrs

Mrs
Mrs
BrE Mrs. AmE [ˈmısız]
1.) used before a married woman's family name to be polite when you are speaking to her, writing to her, or talking about her
→↑miss, Mrs ↑Mrs
▪ Mrs. Smith
▪ Mrs Meddeman heads the fund-raising committee.
▪ Mr and Mrs David Smith
2.) Mrs Tidy/Mrs Efficient/Mrs Nosy etc
spoken used humorously to say that a woman has a particular quality or behaves in a particular way
▪ Mrs Superefficient has already taken care of it.
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HINT sense 1
Some married women prefer to be addressed as Ms because it does not draw attention to whether or not they are married. See also: Mr
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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