exhibitor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- ĭg-zĭb′ĭ-tər
- /ɛɡ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɛɡ-/ (Scotland)
- /eɡ-/ (Australia)
- /ɛɡ-/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ɪɡˈzɪb.ɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪɡˈzɪb.ɪ.tə/ (Australia)
- /ɪɡˈzɪb.ɪ.təɾ/ (Scotland)
- /eɡ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- ĕg-
- /eɡ-/ (New-Zealand)
- /əɡˈzəb.ə.tə/ (New-Zealand)
- /ɪɡˈzɪb.ɪ.təɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin exhibitor. First attested in 1654. By surface analysis, exhibit + -or.
Meanings
-
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:
- Someone who organizes an exhibition.
- (dated) An exhibitionist.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exhibitors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (13)
es expositor (one who exhibits something) · mt espożitura (one who organizes an exhibition) · it esibitore (one who exhibits something) · es exhibidor (one who exhibits something) · id ekshibitor (one who exhibits something) · es exhibidor (one who organizes an exhibition) · mt espożitur (one who exhibits something) · mt espożitur (one who organizes an exhibition) · es expositora (one who exhibits something) · id ekshibitor (one who organizes an exhibition) · es expositor (one who organizes an exhibition) · mt espożitura (one who exhibits something) · it espositore (one who organizes an exhibition)