The difference between Ma'am and Mister
When used as nouns, ma'am means madam , whereas mister means someone's business or function.
When used as verbs, ma'am means to address (someone) using "ma'am", whereas mister means to address by the title of "mister".
check bellow for the other definitions of Ma'am and Mister
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Ma'am as a noun:
madam .
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Ma'am as a verb:
To address (someone) using "ma'am".
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Mister as a noun:
Examples:
"You may sit here, mister."
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Mister as a verb (transitive):
To address by the title of "mister".
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Mister as a noun (obsolete):
Someone's business or function; an occupation, employment, trade.
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Mister as a noun (now, _, rare, dialectal):
A kind, type of.
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Mister as a noun (obsolete):
Need (of something).
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Mister as a noun (obsolete):
Necessity; the necessary time.
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Mister as a verb (obsolete, impersonal):
To be necessary; to matter.
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Mister as a noun:
A device that makes or sprays mist.
Examples:
"Odessa D. uses a mister Sunday to fight the 106-degree heat at a NASCAR race in Fontana, California."