ENGINEER Definition & Meaning

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engineer

[ en-juh-neer ]

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noun

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.

engineer

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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
the driver of a railway locomotive
an officer responsible for a ship's engines
Informal namesapper a member of the armed forces, esp the army, trained in engineering and construction work

verb

to originate, cause, or plan in a clever or devious manner
he engineered the minister's downfall
to design, plan, or construct as a professional engineer

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of engineer¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; engine + -eer; replacing Middle English engin(e)our, from Anglo-French engineor, Old French engigneor, from Medieval Latin ��Բ��Ծ��ٴǰ�, from ��Բ��Ծ��(��) “to design, devise” (derivative of ingenium “nature, innate quality, mental power, clever invention”; engine ) + Latin -tor -tor

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of engineer¹

C14: enginer, from Old French engigneor, from engignier to contrive, ultimately from Latin ingenium skill, talent; see engine

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A Paddington statue that was ripped from a bench by two RAF engineers is to be reinstalled.

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Barile later formed a group called Gage and worked as an engineer for General Electric.

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Former engineer Butchard was keen to capture the "vibrancy" of his native Liverpool, which he describes as a "really handsome" and "friendly" modern world city.

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There is a degree of irony in the fact that Alonso's race engineer at Ferrari at the time was Stella.

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China has engineers who can meet the high quality specifications on Apple products and the U.S. doesn’t have that great a number of engineers with those same skills, Harwit said.

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