Definition

1. Noun:
   • A student who holds an exhibition: In British academic contexts, an "exhibitioner" is a student at a university or college who has been awarded an exhibition, which is a type of scholarship or financial grant for academic merit, typically of a lower value than a full scholarship (or "scholarship" in the specific sense at institutions like Oxford and Cambridge).

Usage

• The term is primarily used in the context of British higher education, especially at older universities like Oxford and Cambridge, to denote a rank of academic award.
• It is a formal title for the recipient of the award.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• The status of "exhibitioner" is an honorific that can be used in formal introductions or biographical notes.
  • John Smith, an exhibitioner at Trinity College, Cambridge, published his first paper at the age of twenty.

Variants and Related Words

• Exhibition (n): In this specific academic context, the financial award or grant itself.
  • He won an exhibition to study classics.
• Scholar (n): At universities like Oxford and Cambridge, a "scholar" typically holds a higher-ranking and more valuable award than an "exhibitioner."
• Scholarship (n): The broader, more common term for financial aid awarded to a student based on academic or other merit.

Synonyms

• Award holder
• Grant recipient (in this specific academic context)

Notes on Meaning

• The reference definition provided ("someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see") is incorrect for the standard meaning of "exhibitioner." That role is typically called an exhibitor or curator.
• The correct meaning, as confirmed by the English-Vietnamese reference, is specifically related to being a recipient of an academic award (an exhibition) at a university.

Noun

1. someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see