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engineer

[ en-juh-neer ]

noun

  1. 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.

  2. a person who operates or is in charge of an engine.
  3. Also called locomotive engineer. Railroads. a person who operates or is in charge of a locomotive.
  4. a member of an army, navy, or air force specially trained in engineering work.
  5. Digital Technology. a person skilled in the design and programming of computer systems:

    a software engineer;

    a web engineer.

  6. a skillful manager:

    a political engineer.



verb (used with object)

  1. to plan, construct, or manage as an engineer:

    He's engineered several big industrial projects.

  2. to design or create using the techniques or methods of engineering:

    The motor has been engineered to run noiselessly.

  3. to arrange, manage, or carry through by skillful or artful contrivance:

    He certainly engineered the election campaign beautifully.

engineer

/ ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪə /

noun

  1. a person trained in any branch of the profession of engineering
  2. the originator or manager of a situation, system, etc
  3. a mechanic; person who repairs or services machines
  4. the driver of a railway locomotive
  5. an officer responsible for a ship's engines
  6. Informal namesapper a member of the armed forces, esp the army, trained in engineering and construction work


verb

  1. to originate, cause, or plan in a clever or devious manner

    he engineered the minister's downfall

  2. to design, plan, or construct as a professional engineer

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Other Words From

  • suben·gi·neer noun
  • unen·gi·neered adjective
  • well-engi·neered adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of engineer1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; engine + -eer; replacing Middle English engin(e)our, from Anglo-French engineor, Old French engigneor, from Medieval Latin ingeniātor, from ingeniā(re) “to design, devise” (derivative of ingenium “nature, innate quality, mental power, clever invention”; engine ) + Latin -tor -tor

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Word History and Origins

Origin of engineer1

C14: enginer, from Old French engigneor, from engignier to contrive, ultimately from Latin ingenium skill, talent; see engine

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Example Sentences

In fact, researchers beyond Neuralink are working on it now, including Alik Widge, a psychiatrist and biomedical engineer at the University of Minnesota.

From Fortune

Future engineers might also look into developing qubits that are somehow less sensitive to radiation.

He’s a chemical engineer at the University of California, Davis.

Once again, engineers have to carefully set up the system for each ballpark.

Solving for these physical and psychological hurdles has kept architects, engineers and designers busy over the last few months.

From Quartz

As a nascent sound engineer, Brinsley “tried the best he could.”

The former apprentice engineer retained a lifelong interest in the way things worked.

One week of salaries for four musicians and two crew members (front of house engineer and tour manager) cost us $8794.

When engineer Williams first heard the song, it reminded him of hit songs by Johnny “Guitar” Watson.

Three of the six members of the group work on the channel full time, but Sep has a full time job as a mechanical engineer.

The engineer officer charged with preparing the line of retreat reported that the one bridge across the Elster was not sufficient.

Fulton, the American engineer, (originally a painter) studied here in 1795.

"I thought we hit a man," said the engineer, swinging his lantern far out into the darkness.

The engineer took his lantern and silently went back and swung the spot of fire in the black, cold air.

A practical mining engineer who was recently sent to examine and report on this property says that it is 100 per cent.

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