mister

mister is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A trade, art, or occupation. [Obs.] In youth he learned had a good mester. Chaucer.
  2. 2.Manner; kind; sort. [Obs.] Spenser. But telleth me what mester men ye be. Chaucer.
  3. 3.Need; necessity. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
  4. 4.To be needful or of use. [Obs.] As for my name, it mistereth not to tell. Spenser.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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  • Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
  • Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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