an engineer responsible for all heavy machinery on a ship or an offshore structure
marine engineer in American English
noun
an officer who operates, maintains, and repairs the machinery of a ship
Word origin
[1930–35]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acoustic phonetics, cloverleaf, logical positivism, old school tie, video
Examples of 'marine engineer' in a sentence
marine engineer
The former marine engineer is displaying 80 years of drawings, watercolours and oils.
The Sun (2011)
Mine was a marine engineer (repairing everything from the main engine to the toaster in the galley).
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
His dad was a marine engineer and both parents displayed enormous patience as their son developed an early and obsessional interest in wildlife.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The certificate opens up a pathway to further qualification as a navigation officer or marine engineer.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
My dad used to be a marine engineer, so he was sometimes away for months.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He was employed until 1986 as a consultant in meteorology and oceanography for a firm of marine engineers.