noun
supermodel
Supermodel (noun) means a famous, highly paid fashion model. Example: “The supermodel walked the runway in Milan.”
noun
1
A famous, highly paid fashion model.
"The supermodel walked the runway in Milan."
"Kendall Jenner first earned the title of the "world's highest paid supermodel" in 2018 when Forbes released an article asserting that she had raked in $22.5 million that year."
— Sophie Lee, How Kendall Jenner Became the Highest Paid Supermodel in the World (2022)
How to use supermodel
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA top-tier, internationally famous fashion model.
Common pairings
aspiring supermodel
former supermodel
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Etymology
From super- + model, first recorded in 1942 but only widely used from the late 1980s onward.
Rhymes for supermodel
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What does “supermodel” mean?
The word “supermodel” means a famous, highly paid fashion model. In plain terms, a top-tier, internationally famous fashion model.
How do you use “supermodel” in a sentence?
Here is “supermodel” used in a sentence: “The supermodel walked the runway in Milan.”
What part of speech is “supermodel”?
“Supermodel” is a noun.
Where does the word “supermodel” come from?
The word “supermodel” dates back to around 1942. From super- + model, first recorded in 1942 but only widely used from the late 1980s onward.
