no-show

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌnəʊˈʃəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nō′shō′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈno-ˌshow,  n. [countable]
  1. a person who has a reservation or ticket and does not use it or cancel it:a few no-shows on the last flight.
  2. a person who fails to show up, as for an appointment, esp. without warning.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
no-show  (nō′shō′),USA pronunciation n. 
  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.

adj. 
  1. not appearing as scheduled or expected.
  • no2 + show 1940–45, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
no-show
  1. a person who fails to take up a reserved seat, place, etc, without having cancelled it
'no-show' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
show

Forum discussions with the word(s) "no-show" in the title:


Look up "no-show" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "no-show" at dictionary.com
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.