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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024en•gi•neer /ˌɛndʒəˈnɪr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who is trained in any of various branches of engineering: a civil engineer;
an electrical engineer. - a person who operates or is in charge of a railroad locomotive.
v. [~ + object] - to plan, build, construct, or manage as an engineer:This bridge is engineered for heavy traffic.
- to arrange, manage, or carry through by skillful or clever means:He engineered the election of his friend.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•gi•neer (en′jə nēr′),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Rail Transporta person who operates or is in charge of an engine.
- Rail TransportAlso called locomotive engineer. a person who operates or is in charge of a locomotive.
- Militarya member of an army, navy, or air force specially trained in engineering work.
- a skillful manager:a political engineer.
v.t. - 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.
- Medieval Latin ingeniātor, equivalent. to ingeniā(re) to design, devise (verb, verbal derivative of ingenium; see engine) + Latin -tor -tor
- Anglo-French engineor Old French engigneor
- 1350–1400; engine + -eer; replacing Middle English engin(e)our
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: engineer /ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪə/ n - 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
- US Canadian the driver of a railway locomotive
- an officer responsible for a ship's engines
- Informal name: sapper a member of the armed forces, esp the army, trained in engineering and construction work
vb (transitive)- 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
Etymology: 14th Century: enginer, from Old French engigneor, from engignier to contrive, ultimately from Latin ingenium skill, talent; see engine |