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engineer noun /ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)/ /ˌendʒɪˈnɪr/ jump to other results a person whose job involves designing and building engines, machines, roads, bridges, etc.- We worked with a team of scientists and engineers.
- You need the advice of a qualified engineer.
- engineers who designed and built advanced military aircraft
see also chemical engineer, civil engineer, electrical engineer, lighting engineer, mechanical engineer, recording engineer, software engineer, sound engineer, structural engineerTopics Jobsa2, Engineeringa2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveengineer + verb- build something
- design something
- develop something
- …
See full entry a person who is trained to repair machines and electrical equipment- They're sending an engineer to fix the problem with the heating.
- We were on the phone with a technical support engineer.
Topics Jobsa2, Engineeringa2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + engineerSee full entry - a person whose job is to control and repair engines, especially on a ship or an aircraft
- a flight engineer
- the chief engineer on a cruise liner
Topics Transport by waterb1, Transport by airb1, Jobsb1, Engineeringb1 - (North American English)
(British English engine driver) a person whose job is driving a railway engine - a soldier trained to design and build military structures
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a designer and constructor of fortifications and weapons; formerly also as ingineer): in early use from Old French engigneor, from medieval Latin ingeniator, from ingeniare ‘contrive, devise’, from Latin ingenium ‘talent, device’, from in- ‘in’ + gignere ‘beget’; in later use from French ingénieur or Italian ingegnere, also based on Latin ingenium, with the ending influenced by -eer.
engineer verb /ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)/ /ˌendʒɪˈnɪr/ jump to other results - engineer something (often disapproving) to arrange for something to happen or take place, especially when this is done secretly in order to give yourself an advantage synonym contrive
- She engineered a further meeting with him.
Extra Examples- She carefully engineered a meeting with the chairman.
- He had no idea that his downfall had been engineered by his deputy.
- The firm effectively engineered its own takeover.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- brilliantly
- carefully
- deliberately
- …
verb + engineerSee full entry - [usually passive] to design and build something
- be… engineered The car is beautifully engineered and a pleasure to drive.
- engineer something the men who engineered the tunnel
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- finely
- precisely
- …
See full entry - engineer something to change the genetic structure of something
- genetically engineered crops
- Some biotech crops are engineered to ward off pests.
Topics Biologyc1 Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a designer and constructor of fortifications and weapons; formerly also as ingineer): in early use from Old French engigneor, from medieval Latin ingeniator, from ingeniare ‘contrive, devise’, from Latin ingenium ‘talent, device’, from in- ‘in’ + gignere ‘beget’; in later use from French ingénieur or Italian ingegnere, also based on Latin ingenium, with the ending influenced by -eer.
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