mannequin
noun/ˈmænɪkɪn/
/ˈmænɪkɪn/
- 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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