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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. 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: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.

3. 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.

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

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   engineer: [noun] a member of a military group devoted to engineering work.

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

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   Engineer definition: a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering. See examples of ENGINEER used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishENGINEER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   8 meanings: 1. a person trained in any branch of the profession of engineering 2. the originator or manager of a situation,.... Click for more definitions.

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

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

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishengineer noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   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 engineer Topics Jobs a2, Engineering a2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjective.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › engineerEngineer Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   ENGINEER meaning: 1 : a person who has scientific training and who designs and builds complicated products, machines, systems, or structures a person who specializes in a branch of engineering; 2 : a person who runs or is in charge of an engine in an airplane, a ship, etc.

10. 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. ... Definitions of engineer. noun. a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems. synonyms: applied scientist, technologist. see more see less. examples:

11. www.britannica.com › technology › engineeringEngineering | Definition, History, Functions, & Facts |...

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    engineering, the application of science to the optimum conversion of the resources of nature to the uses of humankind. The field has been defined by the Engineers Council for Professional Development, in the United States, as the creative application of “scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or ...