exemplar

Plural: exemplars

Noun

• A person or thing serving as a typical or perfect example.
• something to be imitated
  • "an exemplar of success"
• Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.
• Something typical or representative; an example that typifies its class.
• A pattern after which others should be made; an archetype.
• A well-known use of a scientific theory.
• A manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original document to be reproduced in a copy machine.
• A copy of a book or piece of writing.

Adj

• Exemplary.

Examples

• His board-spanning bingo was an EXEMPLAR of perfect Scrabble strategy.

Synonyms

example, good example, model, Exhibit A, archetype, byspel, case, case in point, embodiment, epitome, eponym, exemplar, exemplification, exemplificator, icon, illustration, incarnation, instance, paradigm, paragon, pattern, prototype, quintessence, representative, sample, specimen, symbol, template, ur-type