model

/ˈmɒdəl/ noun [C]

Definition

PERSON › someone whose job is to wear fashionable clothes, be in photographs, etc in order to advertise things: a fashion model

COPY › a smaller copy of a real object, often used to show how something works or what it looks like: He makes models as a hobby.

EXAMPLE › someone or something that is an example for others to copy: a model of good behaviour

DESIGN › a design of machine or car that is made by a particular company: I think her car is a slightly older model. → See also role model

(Definition of model noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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