Definition of "exemplar" in English

noun

1. Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.

2. Something typical or representative; an example that typifies its class.

3. A pattern after which others should be made; an archetype.

4. A well-known use of a scientific theory.

5. A manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original document to be reproduced in a copy machine.

6. A copy of a book or piece of writing.

adjective

1. (obsolete) Exemplary.