Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who serves as a model in a particular behavioral or social role for another person to emulate.
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- noun A person who serves as an example, whose behavior is emulated by others
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone worthy of imitation
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He is not simply celebrity with attached pleasures, but hero and role model, who bearing his part of responsibility for kids first of all.
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