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Definition of mannequin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mannequin

noun

/ˈmænɪkɪn/

/ˈmænɪkɪn/

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a model of a human body, used for displaying clothes in shops compare manikinTopics Shoppingc2

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(old-fashioned) a person whose job is to wear and display new styles of clothes synonym model

Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French from Dutch manneken, diminutive of man ‘man’.

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