exemplifier
One who demonstrates
An exemplifier is someone or something that serves as an example or embodiment of a quality, category, or principle.
A saint may be an exemplifier of virtue; a particular building may be an exemplifier of brutalist architecture.
The word is formal and relatively uncommon, typically appearing in academic or analytical contexts: Mozart remains the supreme exemplifier of Classical-era composition.
First functional specimen
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
- epitomePerfect representative of type
quintessence · embodiment · personification · incarnation · manifestation · standard · ideal · benchmark
Single occurrence of something
- caseContainer or instance
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
specimen · depiction · portrayal · representation · scenario · anecdote · vignette · microcosm
prototype
First functional specimen
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
epitome · quintessence · embodiment · personification · incarnation · manifestation · standard · ideal · benchmark · template
instance
Single occurrence of something
- caseContainer or instance
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
showcase · specimen · depiction · portrayal · representation · scenario · anecdote · vignette · microcosm · exhibit
symbol
Representational mark or sign
representation · likeness · allegory · metaphor · totem · badge · image · rendering · figure · token
exemplifiertheorist
Developer of explanatory systems
abstractionist · generalizer · theoretician · conceptualizer · theorizer
exemplifierexception
Deviation from standard
anomaly · outlier · deviant · aberration · counterexample
exemplifierobscurantist
One opposing spread of knowledge
obfuscator · mystifier · complicator · confounder · muddler