Phrase guide

Mister Right

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A perfect, ideal or suitable male companion, especially a husband.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • She waited for years and years, hoping someday to find Mister Right.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: Mister Wrong

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 如意郎君 (rúyìlángjūn) — perfect, ideal or suitable male mate or husband
  • Chinese Mandarin: 白馬王子 /白马王子 (báimǎ wángzǐ) — perfect, ideal or suitable male mate or husband
  • Chinese Mandarin: 真命天子 (zhēnmìng tiānzǐ) — perfect, ideal or suitable male mate or husband
  • Danish: Prinsen på den hvide hest — perfect, ideal or suitable male mate or husband
  • Dutch: ware Jakob — perfect, ideal or suitable male mate or husband
  • Polish: książę z bajki — perfect, ideal or suitable male mate or husband
  • Vietnamese: ý trung nhân — perfect, ideal or suitable male mate or husband
  • Vietnamese: bạch mã hoàng tử — perfect, ideal or suitable male mate or husband
  • Yiddish: דער זיווג (der ziveg) — perfect, ideal or suitable male mate or husband