modeler

American  

[mahd-uhl-er] / ˈmɑd əl ər /

noun

1. 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.

2. a person who creates models in clay, wax, or other media.

3. Computers. a piece of software that creates models, simulations, or representations of things.

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Example Sentences

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

"This temperature inversion is really puzzling," said Ben Burningham, a co-author from the University of Hertfordshire in England and lead modeler on the work.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024

“Diseases that mainly affect rural populations in lower and middle-income countries do not get story lines unless something like this happens,” says Sean Moore, an infectious disease modeler at the University of Notre Dame.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 21, 2023

Outer solar system modeler David Nesvorny of the Southwest Research Institute says that “it’s not very convincing that there is a strong alignment,” though he doesn’t dismiss it completely.

From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2023

The clay of the modeler is more real, but the marble of the sculptor is the clay glorified.

From Records of a Girlhood by Kemble, Fanny