Word

exemplar \ig-ZEM-plar; -pluhr\, noun:

Meaning

1. A model or pattern to be copied or imitated.

2. A typical or standard specimen.

3. An ideal model or type.

4. A copy of a book or text.

Examples

What charmed me was the idea of a boy too young to understand the lecture but not too young to recognize the eminent man on the platform as his model, the exemplar of what would become his own life work.

--William Zinsser, "A Travel Nut's Library," [1]New York Times, August 26, 1990

It was this cathedral that Monet famously painted in different weathers, and that was William Morris's favorite exemplar of French Gothic; for its sake he visited "Rouen, glorious Rouen" twice.

--Peter Gay, [2]Pleasure Wars

Our need, he declared in his 1981 inaugural address, was "to renew ourselves here in our own land" so that we would again "be the exemplar of freedom and a beacon of hope for those who do not now have freedom."

--Frances Fitzgerald, [3]Way Out There in the Blue

To suggest that this exemplar of financial probity was enriching himself at public expense was to shake the very foundations of the new Republic.

--William Safire, [4]Scandalmonger

Extra

Exemplar derives from Latin exemplum, "example," from eximere, "to take out," from ex-, "out" + emere, "to take."

Paragraph

He has always been an exemplar for me. Right from the way he dresses up to the way he walks and talks. The logical way of thinking that he has followed always leads him to the correct answer.  He is a man of principles. Ethics form the foundation of his life. Empathetic listening is an integral part of his life, which makes him friendlier. No secret ever goes out of his mouth. He enjoys reading which has made him knowledgeable, informed and wise. No doubt he is an exemplar of a perfect human being, a role model for today’s youth.