AWOL — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Absent without official leave (permission).

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   The Army had a lot of AWOL soldiers.

Noun

1. Absence without proper authority from the properly appointed place of duty, or from unit, organization, or other place of duty at which one is required to be at the time prescribed.

2. A person who holds AWOL status.

3. Somebody who is absent without permission.

   Usage

   • broadly

4. Someone or something missing.

   Usage

   • Figurative

Noun

1. one who is away or absent without leave

   Broader terms

   absentee