supermodel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From super- + model. First written example dates from 1942 in the English language, in common use since the late 1980s. Sometimes incorrectly attributed to supermodel Janice Dickinson.
Meanings
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A highly paid, famous fashion model.
Kendall Jenner first earned the title of the "world's highest paid supermodel" in 2018 when Forbes released an article asserting that she had raked in $22.5 million that year.
2022 March 11, Sophie Lee, “How Kendall Jenner Became the Highest Paid Supermodel in the World”, in L'Officiel:
- (dated) A technological improvement over an invention's previous model.
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(qualifier:artificial intelligence) A model with greatly exceeding capabilities.
Across software development, vulnerability research, exploit development, reconnaissance, social engineering, infrastructure discovery and security operations, AI is already accelerating both offense and defense. We do not need a hypothetical supermodel to observe the trend. We are living inside it.
2026 June 16, “The Mythos Debate Misses the Point”, in Optiv.com:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| supermodels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
supermodelish · supermodelesque · supermodeldom
Relateds
Translations (37)
vi siêu mẫu (famous fashion model) · fi huippumalli (famous fashion model) · be топ-мадэ́ль (famous fashion model) · id adiperagawan (famous fashion model) · es supermodelo (famous fashion model) · ja スーパーモデル (famous fashion model) · sk topmodelka (famous fashion model) · cmn 超級名模 /超级名模 (famous fashion model) · hu szupermodell (famous fashion model) · uk супермоде́ль (famous fashion model) · sv supermodell (famous fashion model) · ru топ-моде́ль (famous fashion model) · fr top-modèle (famous fashion model) · uk топ-моде́ль (famous fashion model) · cs topmodelka (famous fashion model) · da supermodel (famous fashion model) · it supermodel (famous fashion model) · fr top model (famous fashion model) · fi supermalli (famous fashion model) · id supermodel (famous fashion model) · ru супермоде́ль (famous fashion model) · pl supermodelka (famous fashion model) · be супермадэ́ль (famous fashion model) · gl supermodelo (famous fashion model) · fa سوپرمدل (famous fashion model) · pl supermodel (famous fashion model) · pt supermodelo (famous fashion model) · id adiperagawati (famous fashion model) · nl supermodel (famous fashion model) · et supermodell (famous fashion model) · hy սուպերմոդել (famous fashion model) · ro super-modelă (famous fashion model) · ko 슈퍼모델 (famous fashion model) · cs supermodelka (famous fashion model) · nb supermodell (famous fashion model) · ka სუპერმოდელი (famous fashion model) · de Supermodel (famous fashion model)