engineer-

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• Engineer — En gi*neer , n. [OE. enginer: cf. OF. engignier, F. ing[ e]nieur. See {Engine}, n.] 1. A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering; as, a civil engineer; an electronic engineer; a chemical engineer. See under… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Engineer — En gi*neer , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engineered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engineering}.] 1. To lay out or construct, as an engineer; to perform the work of an engineer on; as, to engineer a road. J. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] 2. To use contrivance and effort …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• engineer — [en΄jə nir′] n. [earlier enginer < ME enginour < OFr engigneur] 1. Now Rare a person who makes engines 2. a person skilled or occupied in some branch of engineering [a mechanical engineer] 3. a) a person who operates or supervises the… …   English World dictionary

• engineer — [n] person who puts together things architect, builder, contriver, designer, deviser, director, inventor, manager, manipulator, originator, planner, schemer, sights*, surveyor, techie*, technie*; concept 348 engineer [v] devise; bring about angle …   New thesaurus

• engineer — I noun architect, artificer, contractor, contriver, creator, framer, instigator, inventor, machinist, maker, manager, mechanic, originator, producer II verb arrange, assemble, brew, build, cause, collude, compose, conspire, construct, contrive,… …   Law dictionary

• engineer — vb *guide, pilot, lead, steer Analogous words: manage, direct, *conduct, control …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• engineer — ► NOUN 1) a person qualified in engineering. 2) a person who maintains or controls an engine or machine. 3) a person who skilfully originates something. ► VERB 1) design and build. 2) contrive to bring about …   English terms dictionary

• engineer — ▪ I. engineer en‧gi‧neer 1 [ˌendʒˈnɪə ǁ ˈnɪr] noun [countable] JOBS 1. someone who designs the way roads, bridges, machines, electrical equipment etc are built: • He is an engineer with an oil company. ˈproduct engiˌneer JOBS MANUFACTURING …   Financial and business terms

• engineer — Synonyms and related words: Seabee, accomplish, achieve, act, aeronautical engineer, agent, agricultural engineer, ancestors, angle, apprentice, architect, arrange, artificer, artist, author, automotive engineer, be productive, be responsible for …   Moby Thesaurus

• Engineer — For other uses, see Engineer (disambiguation). Engineer Conference of Engineers at the Menai Straits Preparatory to Floating one of the T …   Wikipedia

• engineer — [[t]e̱nʤɪnɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ engineers, engineering, engineered 1) N COUNT 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. → See also …   English dictionary