exemplar

/ig-ˈzem-ˌplär/

Middle English, from Latin, from exemplum example

noun

  1. one that serves as a model or example: such as

  2. an ideal model

  3. a typical or standard specimen

model example pattern exemplar ideal mean someone or something set before one for guidance or imitation. model applies to something taken or proposed as worthy of imitation. example applies to a person to be imitated or in some contexts on no account to be imitated but to be regarded as a warning.