Mixter
See also: mixter
English
editEtymology 1
editBlend of mix Mister or Mister -x-, probably influenced by the earlier abbreviation Mx.
Noun
editMixter (plural Mixters)
- (uncommon) A gender-neutral title (coordinate with Mr. and Ms.), used especially for genderqueer/non-binary people.
Synonyms
editCoordinate 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
editMx — see Mx
Etymology 2
editPerhaps from southern French Mistre, a variant of Maitre, from Middle French maistre (“master”).[1]
Proper noun
editMixter (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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 600, column 3.