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Role model

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    someone worthy of imitation wordnet

Etymology

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

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