misser

Person who fails

A misser is someone who misses—fails to hit a target, fails to catch something, or fails to be present: He's not much of a marksman; he's a misser more often than a hitter.

The word is uncommon, formed straightforwardly from miss plus -er.

longing

yearning

Intense prolonged craving

wistfulness · nostalgia · ache · homesickness · pang · languishing · sighing · dreaminess · hankering · wishfulness

loss

bereavement

State following loss

void · departed · widow · widower · orphan · bereft · memorial · remembrance · tribute · keepsake

regret

remorse

Guilt for wrongdoing

repentance · sorrow · self-reproach · ruefulness · lament · hindsight · opportunity · chance · squandered · wasted

Opposites
accuracy/success in hitting

misserhitter

One who bats

striker · marksman · sharpshooter · scorer · ace

catching or receiving

missercatcher

Masked diamond position

receiver · fielder · keeper

emotional absence vs. presence

misserpossessor

One who owns something

keeper · holder

Phrases
Family

miss, dismiss, missing, mission, commission, missed, missile, admission, dismissal

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