no-show

Meaning

1. noun An absence; failure to show up or to make a scheduled appearance, especially at a hotel or a place of employment.
2. noun A person or group that does not show up.

   Out of fifty people who said they would attend, we only had three no-shows.

3. noun Ellipsis of no-show sock.
4. verb To fail to show up for something.

Similar words

nonattender truant no show no-call-no-show absence nonattendance absenteeist nonappearance non-appearance nonpresence

Word family

no-shows