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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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   What does engineer mean?

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

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   What does an engineer do?

   • An engineer may either be hired for a firm that requires engineers on a continuous basis, or may belong to an engineering firm that provides engineering consulting services to other firms. When developing a product, engineers typically work in interdisciplinary teams.

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   What do you call a person who is in charge of an engine?

   • 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. a web engineer. a political engineer. He's engineered several big industrial projects.

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   What is a civil engineer called?

   • 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. a web engineer. a political engineer.

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   What is a noun design engineer?

   • Noun Design engineers are working on ways to make the cars run more efficiently. The engineer stopped the train. Army engineers were called in to construct the canal. Verb The rebels engineered a successful attack. the mayor engineered an agreement to have a major league team play in our city

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   What do you call a person who has engineered a locomotive?

   • 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. a web engineer. a political engineer. He's engineered several big industrial projects. The motor has been engineered to run noiselessly. He certainly engineered the election campaign beautifully.

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   Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety and cost. [1][2] The word engineer (Latin ingeniator...

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   1. : to lay out, construct, or manage as an engineer. engineer a bridge. 2. a. : to contrive or plan out usually with more or less subtle skill and craft. engineer a business deal.

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   An engineer is a person who uses scientific knowledge to design, construct, and maintain engines and machines or structures such as roads, railways, and bridges.

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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.

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   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.

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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.