role model
noun
a person whose behavior, example, or success is or can be emulated by others, especially by younger people.
role models
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pluralof role model.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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My size was the struggle of my life, and these three men were role models I had trouble finding in real life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Before, the role models were artists and musicians," said Ronny Eriksson, founder of entrepreneurship studio New Nordic Way in Finland.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
These people have positioned themselves as trendsetters and their followers are infatuated with them as role models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The lack of role models for boys and young men was something Sir Gareth spoke of last year when he gave the BBC's annual Richard Dimbleby Lecture.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
For this aspect of their troubled genius Beethoven and his contemporaries had two irresistible fictional role models: Faust and Prometheus.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
