What is "mister"

Mister \Mis"ter\, v. i. To be needful or of use. [Obs.]

As for my name, it mistereth not to tell.
--Spenser.

Mister \Mis"ter\, n. [See Master, and cf. Mistress.] A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a man or youth. It is usually written in the abbreviated form Mr.

To call your name, inquire your where, Or what you think of Mister Some-one's book, Or Mister Other's marriage or decease.
--Mrs. Browning.

Master \Mas"ter\ (m[.a]s"t[~e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me`gas. Cf. Maestro, Magister, Magistrate, Magnitude, Major, Mister, Mistress, Mickle.]

1. A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; -- formerly used with much more extensive application than now.

   1. The employer of a servant.

   2. The owner of a slave.

   3. The person to whom an apprentice is articled.

   4. A sovereign, prince, or feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising similar authority.

   5. The head of a household.

   6. The male head of a school or college.

   7. A male teacher.

   8. The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or sharing a feast.

   9. The owner of a docile brute, -- especially a dog or horse.

   10. The controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural being.

2. One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time.
   --Shak.

   Master of a hundred thousand drachms.
   --Addison.

   We are masters of the sea.
   --Jowett (Thucyd.).

3. One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.

   Great masters of ridicule.
   --Macaulay.

   No care is taken to improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it.
   --Locke.

4. A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced m[i^]ster, except when given to boys; -- sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.

5. A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.

   Where there are little masters and misses in a house, they are impediments to the diversions of the servants.
   --Swift.

6. (Naut.) The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel.

7. A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies. Little masters, certain German engravers of the 16th century, so called from the extreme smallness of their prints. Master in chancery, an officer of courts of equity, who acts as an assistant to the chancellor or judge, by inquiring into various matters referred to him, and reporting thereon to the court. Master of arts, one who takes the second degree at a university; also, the degree or title itself, indicated by the abbreviation M. A., or A. M. Master of the horse, the third great officer in the British court, having the management of the royal stables, etc. In ceremonial cavalcades he rides next to the sovereign. Master of the rolls, in England, an officer who has charge of the rolls and patents that pass the great seal, and of the records of the chancery, and acts as assistant judge of the court. --Bouvier. --Wharton. Past master,

   1. one who has held the office of master in a lodge of Freemasons or in a society similarly organized.

   2. a person who is unusually expert, skilled, or experienced in some art, technique, or profession; -- usually used with at or of. The old masters, distinguished painters who preceded modern painters; especially, the celebrated painters of the 16th and 17th centuries. To be master of one's self, to have entire self-control; not to be governed by passion. To be one's own master, to be at liberty to act as one chooses without dictation from anybody. Note: Master, signifying chief, principal, masterly, superior, thoroughly skilled, etc., is often used adjectively or in compounds; as, master builder or master-builder, master chord or master-chord, master mason or master-mason, master workman or master-workman, master mechanic, master mind, master spirit, master passion, etc. Throughout the city by the master gate. --Chaucer. Master joint (Geol.), a quarryman's term for the more prominent and extended joints traversing a rock mass. Master key, a key adapted to open several locks differing somewhat from each other; figuratively, a rule or principle of general application in solving difficulties. Master lode (Mining), the principal vein of ore. Master mariner, an experienced and skilled seaman who is certified to be competent to command a merchant vessel. Master sinew (Far.), a large sinew that surrounds the hough of a horse, and divides it from the bone by a hollow place, where the windgalls are usually seated. Master singer. See Mastersinger. Master stroke, a capital performance; a masterly achievement; a consummate action; as, a master stroke of policy. Master tap (Mech.), a tap for forming the thread in a screw cutting die. Master touch.

      1. The touch or skill of a master.
         --Pope.

      2. Some part of a performance which exhibits very skillful work or treatment. ``Some master touches of this admirable piece.''
         --Tatler.

         Master work, the most important work accomplished by a skilled person, as in architecture, literature, etc.; also, a work which shows the skill of a master; a masterpiece.

         Master workman, a man specially skilled in any art, handicraft, or trade, or who is an overseer, foreman, or employer.

Mister \Mis"ter\, v. t. To address or mention by the title Mr.; as, he mistered me in a formal way. [Colloq.]

Mister \Mis"ter\, n. [OF. mistier trade, office, ministry, need, F. m['e]tier trade, fr. L. ministerium service, office, ministry. See Ministry, Mystery trade.] [Written also mester.]

1. A trade, art, or occupation. [Obs.]

   In youth he learned had a good mester.
   --Chaucer.

2. Manner; kind; sort. [Obs.]
   --Spenser.

   But telleth me what mester men ye be.
   --Chaucer.

3. Need; necessity. [Obs.]
   --Rom. of R.

as a title of courtesy before a man's Christian name, mid-15c., unaccented variant of master. As a form of address, without a name and with a tinge of rudeness, from 1760.

Etymology 1 n. Title conferred on an adult male, usually when the name is unknown. Also (often parent to young child) referring to a man whose name is unknown. vb. (context transitive English) To address by the title of "mister". Etymology 2

n. 1 (context obsolete English) Someone's business or function; an occupation, employment, trade. 2 (context now rare dialectal English) A kind, type of. 3 (context obsolete English) need (of something). vb. (context obsolete impersonal English) To be necessary; to matter. Etymology 3

n. A device that makes or sprays mist.

n. a form of address for a man [syn: Mr]

MISTER ("Metropolitan Individual System of Transportation on an Elevated Rail") is a personal rapid transit (PRT) system developed in Poland. It belongs to the group of PRT systems using a carriage suspended by a rail, mounted so its bottom is approximately six metres above the ground. In October 2014 MISTER changed its name to "Metrino PRT".

Olgierd Mikosza, the inventor of the system, claims that switching rails at intersections will be done at full speed of about 50 km/h, with a minimum spacing of 10 m. In addition, adding new intersections and stops should require very little modification to the current network. The pod's carriage wheels descend to grab the side of a triangular structural truss. To switch to another direction, the wheels on the other side of the carriage descend to grab a track on the other side, and lift the first side away.

Considerable thought has gone into reducing the system's cost. The system reuses existing rights of way. The main tracks are about 10 metres (30 ft.) in the air, so that there is no interference with ground traffic, and the truss can go down the centre of a street. The triangular octahedral truss that forms the track is strong, small, lightweight, sheds snow and is above floods. The tracks provide power, so that the vehicles have no heavy, expensive batteries. The design speed of 60 km/h (35 mph) is slow enough that aerodynamic loads are small. New design of the POD is very aerodynamic but at these speed it is a matter of appearance, not economics to reduce drag.

The pods ascend and descend at 45-degree angles, using a cogway on the truss. A hinge point at the top of the pod permits a level floor at all times. A small ramp at a station permits access by a wheelchair, bicycle or pallet jack. Access to wheelchairs meets statutory requirements for disabled access. Access to pallet jacks permits revenues from pallets of light cargo, which in some cities can be quite profitable. Only a two by seven metre (7x20 ft.) area on the ground is needed for a minimal station. High traffic stations are possible by parking several pods at an angle to the street. These larger stations need only a five by fifteen metre area (16x50 ft.) to park five pods.

In the Uppsala video, the inventor claims that there is a further plan to disconnect the pod from the overhead rails, and operate it as a dual mode electric vehicle (like Google self driving cars), permitting door-to-door operation. Please note that this was years before Google cars started to be developed.

Currently, six cities in Poland, four in Brazil and three in India (including Delhi) have given METRINO/MISTER tentative permissions to build. These cities did not buy the system, but rather gave permission to install it and collect revenues. The inventor is therefore seeking investors.

According to the Uppsala video, the system competed for the PRT installation to be done in Masdar City, but lost the competition. The system has computer simulations of operations, and a prototype of the pod and rail, but the inventor thinks it probably lost because of lack of having a "proven" system. It should be mentioned that the same fate was met by the incumbent system at that stage - ULTra, which was not "proven" yet.

"Mister (Hangul: 미스터, Japanese: ミスター)" is a song performed by South Korean girl group Kara from their second Korean album, Revolution. It was released as their Japanese debut single on August 11, 2010. It was released in four editions, one includes a DVD, another one is CD with a 28-page photobook, and two CD only editions, first press and regular.