C2nounformalacademicarts
US/ˈɑːr.kə.taɪp/
UK/ˈɑː.kɪ.taɪp/
a perfect or typical example of a type of person or thing; an original model others copy
In context
Tam in the folk tale is the archetype of the kind, patient heroine.
Steve Jobs became the archetype of the modern tech entrepreneur.
Many films use the same few archetypes, such as the wise old teacher.
Words that go with archetype
noun + preposition
- archetype ofHe is the archetype of the self-made businessman.
adjective + noun
- classic archetypeThe lonely detective is a classic archetype of crime fiction.
- cultural archetypeThe rebel teenager has become a cultural archetype.
- literary archetypeThe journey home is a common literary archetype.
verb + noun
- fit the archetypeShe does not fit the archetype of a strict head teacher.