exhibitionist
[ ek-suh-bish-uh-nist ]
/ ˌɛk səˈbɪʃ ə nɪst /
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noun
a person who behaves in ways intended to attract attention or display their powers, personality, etc.
Psychiatry. a person with the compulsions of exhibitionism.
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Origin of exhibitionist
First recorded in 1815–25; exhibition + -ist
OTHER WORDS FROM exhibitionist
ex·hi·bi·tion·is·tic [ek-suh-bish-uh-nis-tik], /ˌɛk səˌbɪʃ əˈnɪs tɪk/, adjectiveex·hi·bi·tion·is·ti·cal·ly [ek-suh-bish-uh-nis-tik-lee], /ˌɛk səˌbɪʃ əˈnɪs tɪk li/, adverbnon·ex·hi·bi·tion·is·tic, adjectivesem·i·ex·hi·bi·tion·ist, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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