exhibitionist

[US]/ˌeksɪˈbɪʃənɪst/
[UK]/ˌɛksɪ'bɪʃənɪst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a person who behaves in an extravagant way to attract attention; a person with a compulsion to expose their genitals to others; in medical terms, a person with exhibitionism

Example Sentences

Children are natural exhibitionists.

The exhibitionist enjoyed showing off their body in public.

Being an exhibitionist, she felt comfortable being the center of attention.

The exhibitionist's behavior made others uncomfortable.

He was labeled as an exhibitionist for his attention-seeking antics.

The exhibitionist's provocative clothing drew stares from passersby.

The exhibitionist thrived on the thrill of being watched.

Her exhibitionist tendencies often got her into trouble.

The exhibitionist's behavior was seen as inappropriate in a professional setting.

The exhibitionist's need for attention overshadowed their other qualities.

Real-world Examples

Well, the producers are exploiting these exhibitionists and losers for ratings.

Source: 2010 ESLPod

Yeah, about how I'm an exhibitionist with a freak for a mom.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 5

The only people who are booked as guests on those shows are losers or exhibitionists who want attention.

Source: 2010 ESLPod

Sally is saying that the people on this kind of program are losers or exhibitionists, and there's some truth to that.

Source: 2010 ESLPod

An exhibitionist is often someone who will try to get other people to pay attention to them by taking their clothes off.

Source: 2013 ESLPod

And in modern Britain—a restless, exhibitionist place—Mr Marr's Queen Elizabeth stands out for her discretion, and for understanding that symbols are “better off keeping mostly quiet”.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Guests wore yellow—the men in necktie form, unless particularly exhibitionist—and the resulting photographs were distributed in publications from the New York Post to Harper's Bazaar.

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

So people who, for example – I don't know, take off their clothes in the middle of a shopping center, that could be an exhibitionist, somebody who wants to have other people pay attention to them.

Source: 2010 ESLPod

Pamela is saying that the women that David has been looking at are also exhibitionists because they have " teeny tiny bikinis." A " bikini" (bikini) is a small, " two-piece" we would call it, bathing suit for women.

Source: 2013 ESLPod

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