English Dictionary
Definition of “exemplar”
exemplar (ɪɡˈzɛmplə
;-plɑː)
Definitions
noun
- a person or thing to be copied or imitated; model
- a typical specimen or instance; example
- a copy of a book or text on which further printings have been based
Word Origin
C14: from Latin exemplarium model, from exemplumexample
Usage examples
And he'll be Noll's mentor and exemplar if he grows up here," said Dog grimly.
Ruell, Patrick, The Only Game (1991)Anyway, why does football get singled out as an exemplar of racism?
Spiked (2004)Swofford uses his life story as an exemplar of the warrior's life writ large, in times of conflict and in between.
Globe and Mail (2003)Questions Asked originate with the Greek philosopher Socrates, who is, incontestably, the arch exemplar of the `art" of questioning.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)Often cited as an exemplar of self-discipline and sacrifice, she was beatified in 1891.
Martin Manser, COLLINS DICTIONARY OF SAINTS (2004)
