ROLE MODEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does role model mean? 

• ROLE MODEL (noun)
  The noun ROLE MODEL has 1 sense:

1. someone worthy of imitation

  Familiarity information: ROLE MODEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROLE MODEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone worthy of imitation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

model; role model

Context example:

every child needs a role model

Hypernyms ("role model" is a kind of...):

leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "role model"):

apotheosis; ideal; nonesuch; nonpareil; nonsuch; paragon; saint (model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal)

fashion arbiter; taste-maker; trend-setter (someone who popularizes a new fashion)