absent vs no-show

absent

noun
  • Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there. 

prep
  • In the absence of; without; except. 

adj
  • Not existing; lacking. 

  • Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing. 

  • Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied. 

verb
  • To keep (oneself) away. 

  • Leave. 

no-show

noun
  • A person or group that does not show up. 

  • An absence; failure to show up or to make a scheduled appearance, especially at a hotel or a place of employment. 

verb
  • To fail to show up for something. 

How often have the words absent and no-show occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )