modeler
Americannoun
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a person who devises a model, representation, or simulation of a complex phenomenon, such as climate change or economic trends, usually by using a computer program.
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a person who creates models in clay, wax, or other media.
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Computers. a piece of software that creates models, simulations, or representations of things.
Example Sentences
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Dr. Josh Schiffer, an infectious-disease modeler and physician at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, says the study makes clear that Andes hantavirus can be transmitted through the air.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Philip Harris-Genois, a 3D modeler at Rodeo FX, worked tirelessly for a year to perfect Demogorgon, the monster whose petaled face opens to reveal rows of menacing teeth.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
HIV response research was one of her first professional focuses when she got her start in 2008, so the effort came naturally, the Amsterdam-based mathematical modeler said.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2025
“I think they’ll help right away in interpreting the recent past,” said Dave Schneider, a climate modeler at the U.S.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 18, 2024
In three minutes afterward we were enabled to remove the fetters from the creature's body, and a modeler was busily engaged in covering the invisible form with the moist clay.
From Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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