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model

model

368 3.9
A person who shows clothes or poses for photos
  • noun
  • /ˈmɒdəl/
translation icon : modelo
  • Did you know that she used to be a model before she married Larry Asche?
  • fashion model
  • professional model
  • female model

You've also won model of the year twice, right?

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Examples

  • She worked as a model for several brands, appearing in advertisements and magazines.

  • During the photoshoot, the model showcased the latest fashion trends beautifully.

  • Case in point, he is the cover model of In Style magazine.

  • You and I both have friends who are models, right?

  • Oh, you know, a good model can sell anything with attitude.

  • -She was one of the models.

  • Sorry I'm late, but one of the models didn't show up for the shoot today, so we had to start later.

  • A Princeton graduate and former model, she had moved to Moscow in 1989 to work as a translator.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The young girl dreamed of becoming a model and walking the runway in stunning outfits.

Synonyms

fashion model
vsmodel
10 2.7

A person who wears clothes to show them at shows or in photos

is broader, also includes posing for painters and other photographers
mannequin
vsmodel
  • Archaic
9 4.1

A woman who wears and shows clothes in fashion shows

is broader, also covers posing for artists or studio photography
artist's model
vsmodel
1 3.4

A person who poses so an artist can draw or paint them

is broader, also includes wearing and showing clothes for display
1 3.9

A person who poses for photos, often for fashion or ads

focuses on photographers, while key also includes live clothing display for fittings
poser
vsmodel
1 7.2

A person who stays still so an artist can draw or photograph them

is more about working professionally to display clothes as a job
manikin
vsmodel
  • UK
7.9

A woman who models clothes in fashion shows or photos

is broader, also includes live fittings and posing for artists
mannikin
vsmodel
  • UK
8.8

A woman who models clothes in fashion shows or ads

is broader, also applies to posing for painters or sculptors
7.0

A person who wears dresses to show them at fittings or fashion shows

is broader, covering general clothing display and posing for artists

Compounds

213 2.8

A person that others look up to and try to copy

11 3.9

A recent car or truck made in the last few years

10 2.7

A person who wears clothes to show them at shows or in photos

7 4.2

An early cheap car that Ford made for many people to buy

A person who poses so an artist can draw or paint them

cultural model
  • Specialized
1 5.5

Ideas, values, and ways of behaving that many people in a group share

geocentric model
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A view that Earth is at the center and the Sun and stars move around it

A person who poses for photos, often for fashion or ads

7.4

A system that pays doctors a fixed amount per patient for a set time even if they need more care

cutaway model
  • Specialized
5.4

A model that shows the inside of something by removing part of the outside

A person who wears dresses to show them at fittings or fashion shows

agent-based model
  • Specialized
7.3

A computer simulation that shows how each person or thing acts and changes a whole system

fashion model
  • Specialized
3.6

A person created by a computer to show clothes in ads or online

How Famous

supermodel
90 3.4
model
368 3.9

Surface Forms

model singular
models plural

Etymology

Model comes from the Latin modulus, meaning 'pattern' or 'measure', and the word came to mean a person who shows how clothes should look by acting as a living example.