Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Meneer

American  
[muh-neer] / məˈnɪər /

noun

  1. Mynheer.

meneer British  
/ məˈnɪə /

noun

  1. a South African title of address equivalent to sir when used alone or Mr when placed before a name

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of meneer

Afrikaans

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"Meneer die Speaker," began the Prince in Boer Dutch.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meneer has been talking to himself rather more of late, but that's all.

From Dr. Adriaan by Couperus, Louis

She turned away, saying as she went, “Good-night, Meneer Oosthuysen,” and took the path to her wagon.

From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.

Meneer is always odd, you know, but he is not troublesome.

From Dr. Adriaan by Couperus, Louis

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.