What does "role model" mean?

A person who serves as an example, or whose behavior is emulated by others.

Role model

Common synonyms include: model, admirable, best-practice modifier, case in point person, construct a model, descriptive modifier.

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Noun

1
A person who serves as an example, or whose behavior is emulated by others.
"Where's my wife and family? / What if I die here? / Who'll be my role model / Now that my role model is gone, gone?"
2
someone worthy of imitation wordnet

"Where's my wife and family? / What if I die here? / Who'll be my role model / Now that my role model is gone, gone?"

Coined by sociologist Robert K. Merton. First use appears c. 1944 in the American Sociological Review.