Mixter
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See also: mixter
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Blend of mix + Mister or Mister + -x-, probably influenced by the earlier abbreviation Mx.
Noun[edit]
Mixter (plural Mixters)
- (uncommon) A gender-neutral title (coordinate with Mr. and Ms.), used especially for genderqueer/non-binary people.
Synonyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (titles) (of a man): Mr (Mister, mister), Sir (sir); (of a woman): Ms (Miz, mizz), Mrs (Mistress, mistress), Miss (miss), Dame (dame), Madam (madam, ma'am); (of a non-binary person): Mx (Mixter); (see also): Dr (Doctor, doctor) (Category: en:Titles)
Translations[edit]
Mx — see Mx
Etymology 2[edit]
Perhaps from southern French Mistre, a variant of Maitre, from Middle French maistre (“master”).[1]
Proper noun[edit]
Mixter (plural Mixters)
- A surname.
- 1921, Florence Kilpatrick Mixter, Out of Mist
- 1996 April 27, KdCaLeLaMg, “MIXTER Daniel; CAN; b. 1809”, in soc.genealogy.surnames (Usenet):
- I researching Daniel Mixter who was born in the Town of Prescott, Ontario, Canada on July 5, 1809.
References[edit]
- ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mixter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 600, column 3.