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engineer
[ en-juh-neer ]
noun
- a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering:
a mechanical engineer; a civil engineer.
- a person who operates or is in charge of an engine.
- Also called locomotive engineer. Railroads. a person who operates or is in charge of a locomotive.
- a member of an army, navy, or air force specially trained in engineering work.
- Digital Technology. a person skilled in the design and programming of computer systems:
a software engineer;
a web engineer.
- a skillful manager:
a political engineer.
verb (used with object)
- to plan, construct, or manage as an engineer:
He's engineered several big industrial projects.
- to design or create using the techniques or methods of engineering:
The motor has been engineered to run noiselessly.
- to arrange, manage, or carry through by skillful or artful contrivance:
He certainly engineered the election campaign beautifully.
engineer
/ ˌɛԻɪˈɪə /
noun
- a person trained in any branch of the profession of engineering
- the originator or manager of a situation, system, etc
- a mechanic; person who repairs or services machines
- the driver of a railway locomotive
- an officer responsible for a ship's engines
- Informal namesapper a member of the armed forces, esp the army, trained in engineering and construction work
verb
- to originate, cause, or plan in a clever or devious manner
he engineered the minister's downfall
- to design, plan, or construct as a professional engineer
Other Word Forms
- ܲe··Ա noun
- ܲe··Ա adjective
- ɱ-g·Ա adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of engineer1
Word History and Origins
Origin of engineer1
Example Sentences
The officers who died were three pilots, one engineer and two mechanics, police confirmed.
Felix de la Rosa, 64, a chemical engineer from the state of Coahuila, which borders Texas, says he visits the monument every time he’s in Mexico City.
Some will remain and help work through the engineering challenges involved in the project.
“Everybody just wanted to argue what to call these things,” Ben Lamm, an entrepreneur in software engineering who is one of Colossal’s two co-founders, told me.
It's also a remarkable feat of engineering, that will see segments of the tunnel placed on top of the seafloor, and then joined together.
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