exhiber

Exhiber is a rarely used English noun that can refer to a person or entity that exhibits something. The term is not standard in most dictionaries, and its meaning is typically inferred from context or explained when it appears. Because exhiber is not widely recognized, writers often substitute more common terms such as exhibitor, presenter, or simply use the verb exhibit with a clear subject.

In practice, exhiber may occur in niche or theoretical discussions, where coinages are more common or where a distinction between the act of displaying and the agent performing it is being emphasized. In computing or digital media contexts, exhibitors may be described informally as components, modules, or interfaces whose function is to display demonstrations, sample data, or visual content. In museum or gallery discourse, an exhiber might be treated as a provisional label for someone responsible for arranging and presenting an exhibit, though “exhibitor” remains the standard term.

Etymology for the word is straightforward: it is formed by adding the agent suffix -er to the verb exhibit. Because it is not widely standardized, the exact sense of exhiber should be defined at first use in any text to avoid confusion with related terms such as exhibitor or exhibit.

See also: exhibit, exhibitor, exhibition.