exhibitor
nounUK /ɪɡˈzɪb.ɪ.tə/ · CA, US /ɪɡˈzɪb.ɪ.təɹ/
Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin exhibitor. First attested in 1654. By surface analysis, exhibit + -or.
1
Someone who exhibits something.
- The exhibitors at the aviation conference included the inventor of a new kind of light aircraft.
- The organizer of a canceled business and community fair aimed at the lesbian and gay community says he has mailed refunds to all the exhibitors who reserved booths.1984 April 7, Larry Goldsmith, “Gay Expo Organizer: Checks Are in the Mail”, in Gay Community News, page 1:
2
Someone who organizes an exhibition.
3
Dated An exhibitionist.
- Derived terms
- exhibitorship