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.
Origin of engineer
1350–1400; engine + -eer; replacing Middle English engin(e)our<Anglo-French engineorOld French engigneor<Medieval Latin ingeniātor, equivalent to ingeniā(re) to design, devise (verbal derivative of ingenium;see engine) + Latin -tor-tor
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He’s a chemical engineer at the University of California, Davis.
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Once again, engineers have to carefully set up the system for each ballpark.
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Solving for these physical and psychological hurdles has kept architects, engineers and designers busy over the last few months.
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When engineer Williams first heard the song, it reminded him of hit songs by Johnny “Guitar” Watson.
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To take an “Asian” job like engineer, scientist, programmer.
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They had a very South American mentality where you had to have a very dependable job—a doctor or a lawyer or an engineer.
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A third engineer I talked to called the alloys “unobtainium.”
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The boy sat down opposite the engineer, while the latter read the message.
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But there was a discrepancy between the entry in his log and that in the log of the engineer.
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The necessity of these casings being as perfect as possible is emphasised by the Engineer.
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British Dictionary definitions for engineer
engineer
/ (ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪə) /
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
US and Canadianthe driver of a railway locomotive
an officer responsible for a ship's engines
Informal name: sappera member of the armed forces, esp the army, trained in engineering and construction work
verb(tr)
to originate, cause, or plan in a clever or devious mannerhe engineered the minister's downfall
to design, plan, or construct as a professional engineer
Word Origin for engineer
C14: enginer, from Old French engigneor, from engignier to contrive, ultimately from Latin ingenium skill, talent; see engine