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exhibitor

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • ĭg-zĭb′ĭ-tər
  • ĕg-
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɪb.ɪ.tə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɛɡ-/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /eɡ-/
  • Canada, General-American: /ɪɡˈzɪb.ɪ.təɹ/
  • Canada, General-American: /ɛɡ-/
  • Australian: /ɪɡˈzɪb.ɪ.tə/
  • Australian: /eɡ-/
  • New-Zealand: /əɡˈzəb.ə.tə/
  • New-Zealand: /eɡ-/
  • Scotland: /ɪɡˈzɪb.ɪ.təɾ/
  • Scotland: /ɛɡ-/
  • India: /ɪɡˈzɪb.ɪ.ʈɜː(ɾ)/
  • India: /ɪɡˈzɪb.ɪ.ʈəɾ/
  • India: /ɛ(ː)ɡ-/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 G Z IH1 B AH0 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who exhibits something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The exhibitors at the aviation conference included the inventor of a new kind of light aircraft.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone who organizes an exhibition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An exhibitionist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exhibitioner, shower

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: showman, promoter, impresario

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin exhibitor. First attested in 1654. By surface analysis, exhibit + -or.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Indonesian: ekshibitor — one who exhibits something
  • Italian: esibitore — one who exhibits something
  • Maltese: espożitur — one who exhibits something
  • Maltese: espożitura — one who exhibits something
  • Spanish: expositor — one who exhibits something
  • Spanish: expositora — one who exhibits something
  • Spanish: exhibidor — one who exhibits something
  • Indonesian: ekshibitor — one who organizes an exhibition
  • Italian: espositore — one who organizes an exhibition
  • Maltese: espożitur — one who organizes an exhibition
  • Maltese: espożitura — one who organizes an exhibition
  • Spanish: exhibidor — one who organizes an exhibition
  • Spanish: expositor — one who organizes an exhibition