[mis.ter] n [alter. of [1]master] (1551) 1 cap: mr.--used sometimes in writing instead of Mr.
2: sir--used without a name as a generalized term of direct address of a man who is a stranger "hey, ~, do you want to buy a paper"
3: a man not entitled to a title of rank or an honorific or professional title "though he was only a ~, he was a greater scholar in his field than any PhD"
4: husband
[2]mist.er n [
[2]mist +
[2]-er] (1973): a device for spraying a mist