sir
A man of a higher rank or position.
Noun 4 meanings
A man of a higher rank or position.
A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position, particularly
A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position
“Just be careful. He gets whingy now if you don't address him as Sir John.”
A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown.
“Excuse me, sir, do you know the way to the art museum?”
Verb 1 meaning
To address another individual using "sir".
“Sir, yes, sir! —Don't you sir me, private! I work for a living!”
Etymology
From Middle English sir, unstressed form of sire, borrowed from Old French sire (“master, sir, lord”), from Latin senior (“older, elder”), from senex (“old”). Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, and sire.
SIR at a glance
SIR has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (S 1 + I 1 + R 1) and 3 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #897 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with sir
All rhymes- YESSIR9
- AESIR5
- GRANDSIR10
- MAHSIR11
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