"misper" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-misper.ogg [Australia] Forms: mispers [plural]
Etymology: Portmanteau of missing + person Shortening of missing person as in “missing persons report”. Head templates: {{en-noun}} misper (plural mispers)
  1. (law enforcement, slang) A missing person. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-misper-en-noun-TbZKVvMI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, law-enforcement

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for misper meaning in English (1.8kB)

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          "text": "‘I had my researchers check the files on all the mispers and cold cases five years either side of that date estimate, on females of that approximate age. This is what they found. Fill your boots.’ He took a large gulp of his drink. / ‘I’m impressed, you've been moving fast.’ / ‘On it like a car bonnet, mate.’",
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