exhibitionist

[ek-suh-bish-uh-nist]

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noun

a person who behaves in ways intended to attract attention or display his or her powers, personality, etc.
Psychiatry. a person afflicted with the compulsions of exhibitionism.

Origin of exhibitionist

First recorded in 1815–25; exhibition + -ist

Related formsex·hi·bi·tion·is·tic, adjectiveex·hi·bi·tion·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·ex·hi·bi·tion·is·tic, adjectivesem·i·ex·hi·bi·tion·ist, noun

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Related Words for exhibitionistic

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Word Origin and History for exhibitionistic

exhibitionist

1821, "one who takes part in an exhibition;" psychosexual sense is from 1893, in Craddock's translation of Krafft-Ebing; see exhibition + -ist. Related: Exhibitionism; exhibitionistic.