noun
Meaning 1
A highly paid, famous fashion model.
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noun
A highly paid, famous fashion model.
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noun
A technological improvement over an invention's previous model.
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noun
a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model
History
From super- + model. First written example dates from 1942 in the English language, in common use since the late 1980s. Sometimes incorrectly attributed to supermodel Janice Dickinson.
Across languages
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.