no-show

[ noh-shoh ]

noun

1. a person who makes a reservation and neither uses nor cancels it.
2. a person who purchases an admission ticket and doesn't use it.
3. any absentee.

adjective

1. not appearing as scheduled or expected.

no-show

noun

1. a person who fails to take up a reserved seat, place, etc, without having cancelled it

Word History and Origins

Origin of no-show¹

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; no ² + show

Example Sentences

Because Wright was a no-show in criminal court to face the loud music and pot bust he already had an outstanding warrant.

From The Daily Beast

The next day, with about a dozen reporters lurking in the Legislative Building, Brooks was a no-show at his own news conference.

From The Daily Beast

The only really prominent no-show was cyclist Lance Armstrong.

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And Johnny Depp, proclaimed a style icon by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, was a no-show.

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But Hilltop was running out of money to pay Young for the no-show job.

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Related Words

• away
• missing
• removed
• vanished