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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: master

mister

 noun
     
mis‧ter
1

Mister

the full form of Mr! In people's names, Mister is always written Mr.
2 spoken especially American English used to address a man whose name you do not know:
Thanks, mister.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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