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1. (n.) sir
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
No, sir.
2. sir
a formal term of address used in the salutation of a letter.
3. sir
(cap.) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet:
Sir Walter Scott.
4. sir
a lord or gentleman:
noble sirs and ladies.
5. sir
an ironic or humorous title of respect:
sir critic.
6. sir
Archaic. a title of respect used before a noun to designate profession, rank, etc.:
sir priest; sir clerk.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME; unstressed var. of sire)
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| Definition of 'Sir' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sir
term of address for a man
2. (noun) Sir
a title used before the name of knight or baronet
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1. (noun) sir
take a sip
a polite way of addressing a man you do not know
Excuse me, sir. You dropped something.
2. sir
a respectful way of addressing a man who is above you in rank or authority
"That's an order, sergeant!" "Yes, sir!"; "Do you love my daughter?" "Yes, sir, I do."
3. sir
used before the name of a man who is a Knight
Sir Elton John.
4. sir
Dear Sir
used to address a man in a letter when you do not know his name
Dear Sir/Madam
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Sir
a man of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled sire
2. (noun) Sir
a title prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or a baronet
3. (noun) Sir
an English rendering of the LAtin Dominus, the academical title of a bachelor of arts; -- formerly colloquially, and sometimes contemptuously, applied to the clergy
4. (noun) Sir
a respectful title, used in addressing a man, without being prefixed to his name; -- used especially in speaking to elders or superiors; sometimes, also, used in the way of emphatic formality
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Sense: a polite form of address (spoken or written) to a man
Excuse me, sir!; He started his letter `Dear Sirs, ...'.
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 Afrikaans: Meneer |
 Arabic: سَيِّد |
 Bulgarian: господине |
 Brazilian: senhor |
 Czech: pane |
 German: (mein) Herr |
 Danish: hr. |
 Greek: κύριε |
 Spanish: señor, caballero |
 Estonian: härra |
 Farsi: مرد محترم |
 Finnish: herra |
 French: monsieur |
 Hebrew: אֲדוֹנִי |
 Hindi: सर, श्रीमान |
 Croatian: vokativ: gospodine, cijen |
 Hungarian: (megszólításban) uram |
 Indonesian: tuan |
 Icelandic: herra |
 Italian: signore |
 Japanese: ～様 |
 Korean: (남성에게) 귀하 |
 Lithuanian: sere, pone |
 Latvian: sers; kungs |
 Malay: tuan |
 Dutch: meneer, heer |
 Norwegian: herr; min herre |
 Polish: Proszę Pana, (Szanowny) P |
 Persian: مرد محترم |
 Pashto: ښاغلى، صاحب |
 Portuguese: senhor |
 Romanian: domnule |
 Russian: сэр, сударь, господин |
 Slovak: pán |
 Slovenian: gospod |
 Serbian: gospodin |
 Swedish: min herre, herrn, sir |
 Thai: คำสุภาพสำหรับเรียกผู้ชาย |
 Turkish: Bay; Sayın ...; Efendim! |
 Taiwanese: 先生，閣下 |
 Ukrainian: сер, пан, добродій |
 Urdu: جناب |
 Vietnamese: thưa ông, ngài, tiên sinh |
 Chinese: 先生，阁下 |
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