messer
noun/məˈsɛə(ɹ)/
Etymology Borrowed from Italian messer, which is itself a truncated form of messere. Doublet of monsieur.
1
Obsolete, Of an Italian person Form of address equivalent to signore.
messer
noun/ˈmɛsə(ɹ)/
Etymology From mess + -er.
1
Someone or something who messes.
- Derived terms
- messer-abouter, messer-upper