role model

noun

: a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others

Examples of role model in a Sentence

Athletes should remember that they are role models.
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No, Jack Bech just wanted to spend his time doing exactly what his football-starring role model did. Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025 The Vatican considers the Italian teenager, who died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, as an inspiring role model for today's young Catholics. Nicole Winfield and Silvia Stellacci The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025 Joyce Mitchell Cook, the first Black Female philosophy PhD, can be a great role model for any aspiring or current leader. Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 The commercials of the past told us that Charles Barkley wasn’t a role model for Nike. Jason Jones, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for role model

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of role model was in 1947

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“Role model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/role%20model. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

role model

noun
: a person whose behavior in a certain role is imitated by others

Medical Definition

role model

noun
: a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others
watching our parents and other role models deal with conflictMelody Beattie

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