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

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

"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

One of Mooseheart's earliest graduates made a high record in his academic studies and mastered the trade of cook, pastry cook, nurseryman, cement modeler, cornetist, saxophone player and landscape gardener.

From The Iron Puddler My life in the rolling mills and what came of it by Davis, James J. (James John)