No-show

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  no-show \no-show\ n.
     1. someone who shirks a duty.
  
     Syn: nonattender, truant.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  


     2. A person who is expected to attend a gathering but does
        not come. Specifically, a person who buys a ticket to a
        game or other entertainment and does not attend.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  no-show
       n 1: a guest who fails to notify a hotel or restaurant when
            canceling a reservation
       2: someone who shirks duty [syn: {nonattender}, {truant}]