Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The ordinary title of address among Dutchmen, corresponding to mein herr among Germans, and to sir or Mr. in English use.
- noun A Dutchman.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The Dutch equivalent of Mr. or Sir; hence, a Dutchman.
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- noun
Sir .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The valiant "mynheer," whose courage, by means of schnapps, had been screwed up to the sticking point, made all sail after the enemy, and caused a double portion of the stimulating article to be served out to his crew.
Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale John Sherburne Sleeper
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“Well, mynheer, you have only to pay the difference, and the ketch will do; the bilander sails almost as fast.”
Mary Anerley Richard Doddridge 2004
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Urged forward, Emily entered the house, smiling shyly at the man who wished her a dignified "Good day 'in English and added," I shall fetch mevrouw: you are expected, mynheer.
The Fateful Bargain Neels, Betty 1989
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"Now, wait a moment, mynheer," says he, but I was ahead of him again.
Royal Flash Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1970
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"If you're wise, mynheer, you'll make the most of that."
Royal Flash Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1970
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A bloody battle was now certain to take place, and mynheer, combining discretion with valor, took in his light sails, and got his ship into a condition to be easily handled ..
Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale John Sherburne Sleeper
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The buccaneer haughtily challenged mynheer to fight the battle over again -- stipulating that his consort should stand aloof from the engagement, and, that should the Dutchman conquer, both the pirate vessels should be his.
The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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The most benevolent-looking mynheer might, as likely as not, be a kultured Hun.
The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Edward S. [Illustrator] Hodgson 1917
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None of these was in sight, however, as we strolled the streets, but we did disturb the chat or gossip of two delightful, apple cheeked old ladies in white caps, who became dumb with astonishment at the sight of two foreigners who walked about gazing up at the roofs and windows of the houses, and at the mynheer in knickerbockers who was always looking about him and writing in a little book.
Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders George Wharton Edwards 1904
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There, the skate is almost on: quick, mynheer, fasten it.
The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales William Patten 1902
she commented on the word mynheer
As a polite or respectful form of address to a Dutchman or an Afrikaner: sir, mister (Mr). Also used as a title or sometimes substituted for the name of the man or the pronoun that would stand for this. (In Brit. use, often humorous or ironic.)
A Dutchman, an Afrikaner; esp. one who is a gentleman. Occas. collectively: the Dutch, the Afrikaners.
August 6, 2008