Noun: sir surNoun: Sir sur
Usage: Brit
Usage: Brit
- A formal title of respect used before the name of a knight or baronet
"Sir Paul McCartney was knighted in 1997"
Derived forms: Sirs, sirs
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], male aristocrat, man, sod [informal]
Encyclopedia: Sir, Razavi Khorasan