Dictionary

role model en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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? 1986, Paul Simon, “You Can Call Me Al”, in Graceland:
   • Shepard: I don't have time for this, Conrad. I'm not here to be a role model. Conrad Verner: Oh, I see how it is. Commander Shepard doesn't have time for the little people! Conrad Verner: Far be it for me to get in your way! You go be a hero. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:

Forms

Relateds

mother figure · authority figure · father figure

Synonyms

archetype · paragon · pattern · template · exemplar · icon · example · exemplar · epitome · model · household deity · quintessence · paradigm

Translations (55)

mk при́мер (person who serves as an example) · it esempio (person who serves as an example) · sv förebild (person who serves as an example) · it modello di comportamento (person who serves as an example) · ko 역할 모델 (person who serves as an example) · id panutan (person who serves as an example) · pl wzór (person who serves as an example) · fi roolimalli (person who serves as an example) · he מודל לחיקוי (person who serves as an example) · fa الگو (person who serves as an example) · fa نمونه (person who serves as an example) · mi mūrau (person who serves as an example) · sh úzor (person who serves as an example) · ru образе́ц (person who serves as an example) · hu példakép (person who serves as an example) · da rollemodel (person who serves as an example) · pt modelo (person who serves as an example) · pt exemplo (person who serves as an example) · cmn 榜樣 /榜样 (person who serves as an example) · de Vorbild (person who serves as an example) · fr exemple (person who serves as an example) · is fyrirmynd (person who serves as an example) · sk príklad (pre druhých) (person who serves as an example) · ru приме́р (person who serves as an example) · it modello (person who serves as an example) · id model peranan (person who serves as an example) · se ovdagovva (person who serves as an example) · nl rolmodel (person who serves as an example) · ba үрнәк (person who serves as an example) · ru образе́ц для подража́ния (person who serves as an example) · ba өлгө (person who serves as an example) · ja お手本 (person who serves as an example) · fi esikuva (person who serves as an example) · bg образец (person who serves as an example) · cmn 表率 (person who serves as an example) · bg образец за подражание (person who serves as an example) · es modelo a imitar / seguir (person who serves as an example) · nl voorbeeld (person who serves as an example) · no forbilde (person who serves as an example) · ms suri teladan (person who serves as an example) · it falsariga (person who serves as an example) · cy delfryd ymddwyn (person who serves as an example) · it paradigma (person who serves as an example) · fr modèle (person who serves as an example) · pl przykład (person who serves as an example) · th บุคคลต้นแบบ (person who serves as an example) · sh у́зор (person who serves as an example) · uk зразок для наслідування (person who serves as an example) · sk vzor (person who serves as an example) · fi malli (person who serves as an example) · bg пример (person who serves as an example) · fa سرمشق (person who serves as an example) · da forbillede (person who serves as an example) · fa اسوه (person who serves as an example) · id suri teladan (person who serves as an example)

wikipedia: American Sociological Review