exhibitionist

[ ek-suh-bish-uh-nist ]

/ ˌɛk səˈbɪʃ ə nɪst /

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a person who behaves in ways intended to attract attention or display their powers, personality, etc.

Psychiatry. a person afflicted with the compulsions of exhibitionism.

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First recorded in 1815–25; exhibition + -ist

ex·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