exhibitionist

C1
US /ˌɛksəˈbɪʃənɪst/
noun adj Freq #45429

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention

  2. 2
    noun

    someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals

  3. 3
    noun

    One who attempts to draw attention to themselves by their behavior.

  4. 4
    noun

    One who exposes their genitalia (or female nipples) in public.

  5. 5
    noun

    Synonym of exhibitioner (“student who is awarded an exhibition”).

  6. 6
    adj

    Compulsively seeking attention.

Etymology

From exhibition + -ist.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · someone who deliberately... show-off
2 noun · someone with a compulsive... flasher
4 noun · one who exposes their... flasher
5 noun · synonym of exhibitioner... exhibitioner
6 adj · compulsively seeking... exhibitionistic
Word family
Derived forms exhibitionistlysexhibitionist
Related forms exhibitexhibitionexhibitionismexhibitor

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