delinquent vs no-show

delinquent

noun
  • A person who has not paid their debts. 

  • A royalist in the First English Civil War (1642-1646). 

  • One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes. 

adj
  • Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense 

  • Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan. 

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 delinquent and no-show occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )