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

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

But the climate models used in the new study attributed a startling amount of warming to the pollution drop, says Øivind Hodnebrog, a modeler at Norway’s Center for International Climate Research, who led the work.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2024

At the commencement of the Revolution, Mrs. Wright, a native of Pennsylvania, a distinguished modeler of likenesses and figures of wax, was exhibiting specimens of her skill in London.

From Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent by Clement, J. (Jesse)