no-show
[ noh-shoh ]
/ ˈnoʊˌʃoʊ /
noun
a person who makes a reservation and neither uses nor cancels it.
a person who purchases an admission ticket and doesn't use it.
any absentee.
adjective
not appearing as scheduled or expected.
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Words nearby no-show
no-nonsense, no-one, no-par, no-return, no-see-um, no-show, no-side, no-smoking, no-stick, no-strike, no-strings
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British Dictionary definitions for no-show
no-show
noun
a person who fails to take up a reserved seat, place, etc, without having cancelled it
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