No-show Definition
nōshō
no-shows
noun
One that is expected but does not appear, especially:
American Heritage
A person who fails to show up when expected, specif., one having a reservation, ticket, appointment, etc. who then fails to use or cancel it.
Webster's New World
(idiomatic) An absence; somebody who doesn't show up or a failure to make a schedule appearance, especially at one's place of employment.
Out of 50 people who said they would attend, we only had three no-shows.
Wiktionary
Alternative form of no-show.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
Requiring little or no actual attendance or work.
A no-show political patronage job.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of No-show
Noun
Singular:
no-show
Plural:
no-shows
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