: a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others
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Athletes should remember that they are role models.
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The Florida attorney general should be a role model of respect for the courts rather than one of defiance.—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2025 Because, of course, there’s a role model aspect to it.—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025 If Trafford, who is 22, does end up joining Newcastle, that experience of Ruddy’s is viewed as vital in terms of being a role model.—George Caulkin, New York Times, 13 June 2025 The prospect that some of my new role models might be the beguines, an order of medieval religious laywomen, was hilarious as well as surprising, though its very unexpectedness gave the idea credence.—Hazlitt, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for role model
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