modelist

[ mod-l-ist ]

noun

1. a person who makes models, as of airplanes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of modelist¹

First recorded in 1670–80; model + -ist

Example Sentences

Down the hall, the modelist carves up each style's last by hand, a technique few manufacturers actually have in-house.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1735, however, Jacob died, when one Samuel Görner, a modelist, and perspective maker, took his place.

From Project Gutenberg