- a person or thing that exhibits
- an individual or company that shows films, esp the manager or owner of a cinema
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exhibitor /ɪɡˈzɪbɪtə/ n
ex•hib•it /ɪgˈzɪbɪt/USA pronunciation
v.
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [~ + object]
- to offer or expose to view;
present for public inspection: to exhibit Van Gogh's paintings.
n. [countable]
- something exhibited:an exhibit of the artist's works.
- Lawa document or object exhibited in court as evidence:The district attorney showed me several of the exhibits.
ex•hib•it
(ig zib′it),USA pronunciation v.t.
v.i.
n.
ex•hib′it•a•ble, adj.
ex•hib′i•tor, ex•hib′it•er, ex•hib′it•ant, n.
- to offer or expose to view;
present for inspection:to exhibit the latest models of cars. - to manifest or display:to exhibit anger; to exhibit interest.
- to place on show:to exhibit paintings.
- to make manifest;
explain. - Lawto submit (a document, object, etc.) in evidence in a court of law.
- [Med. Obs.]to administer (something) as a remedy.
v.i.
- to make or give an exhibition;
present something to public view.
n.
- an act or instance of exhibiting;
exhibition. - something that is exhibited.
- an object or a collection of objects shown in an exhibition, fair, etc.
- Lawa document or object exhibited in court and referred to and identified in written evidence.
- Latin exhibitus (past participle of exhibēre), equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + -hib- (combining form of habēre to have) + -itus -ite2
- late Middle English exhibiten to show 1400–50
ex•hib′i•tor, ex•hib′it•er, ex•hib′it•ant, n.
- 1. show, demonstrate. See display. 2. evince, disclose, betray, show, reveal. 8. showing, show, display. 9. 11. See evidence. 10. display.
- 2. conceal.
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