aeromodeller

noun

aero·​mod·​el·​ler ¦er-ō-¦mäd-lər 

-¦mä-də-lər

plural aeromodellers

: a person who builds and flies model airplanes

There are aeromodellers all over the country and potential users of the techniques described will find the modellers are always willing to help.

—Peter Miller, Geographical Magazine, March 1985

aeromodelling

¦er-ō-¦mäd-liŋ 

-¦mä-də-liŋ

noun

It is rarely necessary or worthwhile in aeromodelling to carry out elaborate calculations.

—Martin Simons, Model Aircraft Aerodynamics, 1999

Word History

Etymology

aero- + modeler

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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