exhibitor

One who presents

An exhibitor is a person or organization that displays something for public viewing.

The term appears most often in contexts of trade shows, film festivals, and art galleries: Exhibitors at the conference included major tech companies.

In the film industry, an exhibitor is specifically a theater or theater chain that screens movies for audiences.

tradeshow

booth

Temporary enclosed compartment

  • standUpright support structure
  • stallEnclosed compartment or delay
  • kioskStandalone public booth

expo · convention · fair · tradeshow · demonstration · banner · brochure · leaflet · catalogue · sample

museum

artifact

Human-made historical object

provenance · display · label · docent · archive · historical · cultural · specimen · diorama · replica

gallery

artist

Maker of creative works

installation · vernissage · canvas · collection · patron · opening · portfolio · showing · retrospective · commission

film

screening

Evaluative selection process

submission · selection · documentary · short · feature · cinema · programmer · audience · Q&A · rights

Categories
Opposites
active display vs. passive reception

exhibitorspectator

Observer at an event

viewer · observer · attendee · visitor · onlooker

visibility vs. concealment

exhibitorconcealer

Cosmetic for hiding flaws

hider · suppressor · withholder

Phrases
Family

exhibit, exhibition, exhibited, exhibits, exhibiting, exhibitionist, exhibitionism, exhibitors

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G