misper

American

[mis-pur] / ˈmɪsˌpɜr /

noun

British, Police Slang.

a missing person.

A search operation is under way in the north district for a misper of great interest.

Etymology

Origin of misper

First recorded in 1990–95; by shortening

Example Sentences

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I have made the Muggle Prime Minister aware and he is filing what is known as a misper.

From Literature

It can sound dense and abstruse at first acquaintance, yet, like the notion that Boulez is unfeeling, this too is a misper- ception.

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