EXHIBITIONIST
Dictionary entry overview: What does exhibitionist mean?
• EXHIBITIONIST (noun)
The noun EXHIBITIONIST has 2 senses:
1. someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals
2. someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
Familiarity information: EXHIBITIONIST used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EXHIBITIONIST (noun)
Meaning:
Someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
exhibitionist; flasher
Hypernyms ("exhibitionist" is a kind of...):
compulsive (a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exhibitionist"):
streaker (someone who takes off all their clothes and runs naked through a public place)
Meaning:
Someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
show-off; exhibitionist
Hypernyms ("exhibitionist" is a kind of...):
egoist; egotist; swellhead (a conceited and self-centered person)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exhibitionist"):
grandstander (someone who performs with an eye to the applause from spectators in the grandstand)
hot dog; hotdog (someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself)
poser; poseur (a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not)
