A person whose whereabouts are unknown and who is being sought.

(chiefly military) The designation for a member of an organization (usually military) with whom contact is lost and whose whereabouts are not known, but whose death is not confirmed.

(colloquial) A hypothetical primate once thought necessary to explain a perceived evolutionary gap between apes and humans. / (figuratively) Any sought-after or valuable intermediary figure or position.

(neologism, idiomatic) A member of a community who is widely but privately known within that community for abusiveness or other harmful behavior that has not been addressed.

plural of missing stair

(telephoning) A telephone call which the desired responder does not answer.

simple past tense and past participle of missed call

To telephone someone without the desired responder answering.

Alternative form of missed call

present participle of go missing