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   engineer

   /ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures. Similar designerplannerbuilderarchitectproducerfabricatordevelopercreatorinventororiginatordevisercontrivermastermind
   • ▪ a person qualified in a branch of engineering, especially as a professional: "an aeronautical engineer"
   • 2. a person who controls an engine, especially on an aircraft or ship. Similar engineering officercontrollerhandlerdriveroperatormechanicmachinisttechnicianfitterartificerinformal:mech
   • ▪ a train driver. North American Similar engineering officercontrollerhandlerdriveroperatormechanicmachinisttechnicianfitterartificerinformal:mech
   • 3. a skilful contriver or originator of something: "the prime engineer of the approach"

   verb

   • 1. design and build (a machine or structure): "the men who engineered the tunnel"
   • ▪ modify (an organism) by manipulating its genetic material: "it is now possible to engineer tobacco plants that are resistant to the virus"
   • 2. skilfully arrange for (something) to occur: "she engineered another meeting with him"

   Word Origin Middle 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 (see engine); in later use from French ingénieur or Italian ingegnere, also based on Latin ingenium, with the ending influenced by -eer.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishENGINEER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ENGINEER definition: 1. a person whose job is to design or build machines, engines, or electrical equipment, or things…. Learn more.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EngineerEngineer - Wikipedia

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   Definition. In 1961, the Conference of Engineering Societies of Western Europe and the United States of America defined "professional engineer" as follows: [6] A professional engineer is competent by virtue of his/her fundamental education and training to apply the scientific method and outlook to the analysis and solution of engineering problems.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › engineerEngineer Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   a. : a designer or builder of engines. b. : a person who is trained in or follows as a profession a branch of engineering. c. : a person who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance. 4. : a person who runs or supervises an engine or an apparatus. engineer.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › engineerENGINEER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryENGINEER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a person whose job is to repair or control machines, engines, or electrical equipment: a computer engineer. The engineer is coming to repair our phone tomorrow morning. US (UK engine driver) a train driver. Fewer examples. a sound engineer. As an engineer, he was a disaster. He started his working life as an engineer but later became a teacher.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › engineerEngineer - definition of engineer by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. a person trained and skilled in any of various branches of engineering: a civil engineer. 2. a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines. 3. a person who operates or is in charge of an engine or locomotive.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › EngineerEngineer - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   An engineer is someone who possesses the knowledge or expertise to create and implement plans or build machines. Even if you're not an engineer, when you engineer you make plans and solve problems.