Exhibitor
/ɪɡˈzɪbɪtə/noun
A person or organization that displays or presents something publicly.
Did you know?Exhibitor comes from Latin exhibere, and the same root behind “have” is hiding inside it: originally, it meant to hold something out so it could be seen or possessed.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
exhibēre
“to hold out, offer, present, produce”
Late Latin
Latin
exhibitor
“one who presents or furnishes”
Old French
Old French
exhibiteur
“one who presents or shows”
14th–15th Century
English
exhibitor
“one who displays, presents, or furnishes something”
Modern English
English
exhibitor
“a person or organization that displays goods, art, or information publicly”