no-show

[noh-shoh] /ˈnoʊˌʃoʊ/
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
4.
not appearing as scheduled or expected.
Origin
1940-45, Americanism; no2 + show
Examples from the web for no-show
  • The shy guy was a no-show again, and this time as the guest of honor.
  • Madge was a no-show, but the long lines lasted for weeks.
  • In this case, the only cost of the no-show is the administrative time to reschedule the patient.
  • Customers with a no-show will not be permitted to make any further trips until the no-show fare is paid in full.
  • Your reservation will be considered a no-show and all remaining nights will be canceled.
British Dictionary definitions for no-show

no-show

noun
1.
a person who fails to take up a reserved seat, place, etc, without having cancelled it
Word Origin and History for no-show
n.

also no show, "someone who fails to keep an appointment," 1941, from no + show (v.), in the "show up, appear" sense. Originally airline jargon.

Slang definitions & phrases for no-show

no-show

adjective

Designating a nonexistent worker or job, usually on the public payroll: a no-show job Sonny got him

noun

Someone or something that fails to keep an appointment, use a reserved seat, etc: Snowstorm a no-show/ The airline figures about 20 percent no-shows (1941+)