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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
He added: "With pressures on the replacement programme growing and with limited engineer availability, especially in rural areas, there's a real risk of prolonged disruption, particularly for vulnerable households."
“Thousands of bright students across the country,” he wrote recently, “would be denied careers in science and engineering absent the fellowships and research funds to support them.”
It was independently commissioned by an engineering consultancy firm.
The 66-year-old engineer is a Conservative Party member, but voted Liberal this election.
In March, the 43-year-old Hayward resident was caught off guard when he learned his employer, payment company Square, was eliminating his role as a development and operations engineer because of a reorganization.
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