Word Study
exhibitionist
CIDE DICTIONARY
exhibitionist, n.
- a person with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals; -- usually a male. [WordNet 1.5]
- someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention. [WordNet 1.5]
exhibitionist, adj.
compulsively attracting attention to oneself especially by boasting or exaggerated behavior. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
exhibitionist
bugger, coprophiliac, erotomaniac, fetishist, flaunter, grandstand player, grandstander, hot dog, masochist, narcissist, necrophiliac, nymphomaniac, paraphiliac, pederast, pedophiliac, rapist, sadist, satyr, scotophiliac, show-off, showboat, sodomist, sodomite, transvestite, voyeur, zoophiliacFor further exploring for "exhibitionist" in Webster Dictionary Online