exemplar.

A person or thing that serves as a clear model or representative example.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• exemplar of good practice
• outstanding exemplar

On the page

The restored school became an exemplar of accessible design.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Singular exemplar; plural exemplars. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: comparison. Commonness: moderately common.