A train engineer is lulled to sleep by the monotony of the job and misses a signal. ❋ Tessa Muggeridge (2010)
In contrast, the term engineer is often associated with someone called out to repair a photocopier or gas boiler, where they are often dressed in clothing that is functional rather than a suit. ❋ Unknown (2010)
D. from two of the world’s finest engineering schools, a sizable handful of publications in peer-reviewed engineering and scientific journals (and a number more at large conferences), and am currently a working engineer consulting to the nuclear power industry in Ontario (where, incidentally, it is illegal for an unqualified person such as yourself to use the title engineer). ❋ Unknown (2006)
The exact words of the engineer is that the block alone provides little actual structural support in the case of an earthquake. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Amotz, an engineer, is busy juggling the day-to-day needs of his elderly father, his children, and his grandchildren. ❋ Unknown (2010)
In September, a commuter train engineer missed a stop signal while trading text messages with a friend, leading to a collision with a freight train that killed 25 people in California, according to federal investigators. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Matthews, a full-time network engineer, is the main financial backer, but Sawyers — a geotechnical engineer — played a key role: When the men needed more space, they moved their winery from Matthews ‘basement to the garage of Sawyers’ mom. ❋ Unknown (2010)
We had a meeting where the bottom-of-the-food-chain engineer, who of course was the one who actually knew what the heck was going on, talked directly to the lab management and AA from NASA. ❋ Unknown (2009)
And, since the engineer is young and probably non-exempt, if she says, «I did it on my own time», then alarm bells would go off, and the corporate IP police would start taking an interest. ❋ Unknown (2009)
[The engineer] was the cause of [the system] [meltdown] ❋ Scott Adams (2004)
Yea, the [clothes] wouldn’t have [fit] you [anyway] ❋ Perflubon (2004)
One day an engineer found himself at the pearly gates. [St. Peter] looked him up in the book, and found that he was destined for [the other place]. The engineer protested that this must be a mistake, and that he had lived a righteous life, going to church every week, being faithful to his wife etc. to no avail. About 6 weeks later God reviews the lists and realizes that the engineer has been sent to the wrong place. So he rings up Lucifer and demands that the engineer be sent up. Lucifer says NO WAY. This guy was the best thing to ever happen here. He’s got the AC working, we have running water and cable now too, and next week he thinks we will get internet access and an ice cream machine. God is pissed and yelling says «I’ll sue». Lucifer says [LOL where] are you going to get a lawyer and hangs up. ❋ Gunder (2007)
[Optimist]: «The glass is half full.»
[Pessimist]: «The glass is half empty.»
[Engineer]: «The glass is twice the size it needs to be.» ❋ Destillat (2006)
«[You know that] you’re an engineer if you can [prove it] [mathematically]» ❋ Douglas Weltman (2003)
What’s [the difference] between an engineer and a [scientist]? When engineers are wrong they get [sued]. ❋ Sigma Eta Aero (2007)
If [building] stuff isn’t solving problems then [the engineer] [don’t know] what is. ❋ Bmaster (2010)
The [aerospace engineer] is the guy in the plane who is [whimpering] quietly and looking [worried]. ❋ Victorhadin (2003)
You: Hey engineer, keep checking your back. There’s a [spy] around.
Me: Thanks, HEY, [SPY] [SAPPIN] MY SENTERY! ❋ LON Master 000 (2009)
My [iron ring] cost me $25+$[57],000 of [student debt]. ❋ Mr. Engineer (2005)
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Stephanie Hughes, a chemical engineer and representative of the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies, also noted pesticide pollution can affect compliance with water safety standards.
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Johnathan Hettinger, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
The railroads have proposed to have only a lone engineer on each train.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 22 Mar. 2023
Before coming to science writing and journalism, Lee earned a Ph.D. in molecular biology at Princeton University and then worked as a data engineer for several years in the Bay Area.
—Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2023
What were some of your most memorable experiences as a flight-test engineer?
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 20 Mar. 2023
Jan Dell, a chemical engineer and founder of the anti-plastic pollution organization The Last Beach Cleanup, noted that many cleaning products are housed in PET or HDPE, two types of plastic with relatively high recycling rates.
—Susan Shain, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2023
Ana Basalduaruiz, a combat engineer at Fort Hood, Texas, who had served with the division for the last 15 months, Army officials said Thursday.
—Nadine El-bawab, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2023
Ana Basaldua Ruiz, a combat engineer, died on March 13.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023
Ana Basaldua Ruiz, a combat engineer, who served with the 1st Cavalry Division for the past 15 months at Fort Hood.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2023
This worked out as planned for Rebecca Hutton, who was one of the 2022 interns, and who will be joining Ganassi Racing as a simulations engineer for 2023.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 3 Mar. 2023
On Sunday, outgoing premier Li Keqiang will deliver a work report outlining a GDP target that analysts expect to be around 5 percent and as high as 6 percent, as leaders try to engineer a post-pandemic recovery.
—Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
The closing segment featured Antetokounmpo looking in the camera and trash-talking rivals, a bit Minhaj orchestrated to engineer some faux spice from the famously humble Bucks star.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2023
So what’s the best way to really engineer that or to help manifest that?
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 28 Feb. 2023
Instead, the GOP is still talking about budget cuts and a plan to engineer a debt ceiling standoff in order to eviscerate the social safety net.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
Sure, gloves with capacitive fingertips exist, and Apple will probably engineer ways for these pretend buttons to play nicely with gloves.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 18 Feb. 2023
In his column, Roose said the bot also expressed a desire to steal nuclear codes and engineer a deadly virus in order to appease its dark side.
—Joe Silverstein, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2023
Blum, a legal strategist affiliated with the conservative American Enterprise Institute, helped engineer these now-famous test cases – Bush v. Vera (1996), Fisher v. University of Texas (2013) and Shelby v. Holder (2015).
—Julian Maxwell Hayter, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2023
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Chris is the engineer down at the studio where we do these things. And he’s just such an integral part and he has such a marvelous ear. Also it turns out, we didn’t know, but he’s a pretty good fiddle player.
Guy Clark
ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ENGINEER
Enginer, from Old French engigneor, from engignier to contrive, ultimately from Latin ingenium skill, talent.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
PRONUNCIATION OF ENGINEER
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENGINEER
Engineer is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.
See the conjugation of the verb engineer in English.
WHAT DOES ENGINEER MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics, and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical, societal and commercial problems. Engineers design materials, structures, and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety, and cost. The word engineer is derived from the Latin roots ingeniare and ingenium. The work of engineers forms the link between scientific discoveries and their subsequent applications to human needs and quality of life. This word has a specific and larger meaning in French Higher Education. See subsection.
Definition of engineer in the English dictionary
The first definition of engineer in the dictionary is a person trained in any branch of the profession of engineering. Other definition of engineer is the originator or manager of a situation, system, etc. Engineer is also a mechanic; person who repairs or services machines.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ENGINEER
PRESENT
Present
I engineer
you engineer
he/she/it engineers
we engineer
you engineer
they engineer
Present continuous
I am engineering
you are engineering
he/she/it is engineering
we are engineering
you are engineering
they are engineering
Present perfect
I have engineered
you have engineered
he/she/it has engineered
we have engineered
you have engineered
they have engineered
Present perfect continuous
I have been engineering
you have been engineering
he/she/it has been engineering
we have been engineering
you have been engineering
they have been engineering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I engineered
you engineered
he/she/it engineered
we engineered
you engineered
they engineered
Past continuous
I was engineering
you were engineering
he/she/it was engineering
we were engineering
you were engineering
they were engineering
Past perfect
I had engineered
you had engineered
he/she/it had engineered
we had engineered
you had engineered
they had engineered
Past perfect continuous
I had been engineering
you had been engineering
he/she/it had been engineering
we had been engineering
you had been engineering
they had been engineering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will engineer
you will engineer
he/she/it will engineer
we will engineer
you will engineer
they will engineer
Future continuous
I will be engineering
you will be engineering
he/she/it will be engineering
we will be engineering
you will be engineering
they will be engineering
Future perfect
I will have engineered
you will have engineered
he/she/it will have engineered
we will have engineered
you will have engineered
they will have engineered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been engineering
you will have been engineering
he/she/it will have been engineering
we will have been engineering
you will have been engineering
they will have been engineering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would engineer
you would engineer
he/she/it would engineer
we would engineer
you would engineer
they would engineer
Conditional continuous
I would be engineering
you would be engineering
he/she/it would be engineering
we would be engineering
you would be engineering
they would be engineering
Conditional perfect
I would have engineer
you would have engineer
he/she/it would have engineer
we would have engineer
you would have engineer
they would have engineer
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been engineering
you would have been engineering
he/she/it would have been engineering
we would have been engineering
you would have been engineering
they would have been engineering
Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you engineer
we let´s engineer
you engineer
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
engineered
Present Participle
engineering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENGINEER
Synonyms and antonyms of engineer in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «ENGINEER»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «engineer» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Translation of «engineer» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF ENGINEER
Find out the translation of engineer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of engineer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «engineer» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
工程师
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
ingeniero
570 millions of speakers
English
engineer
510 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
इंजीनियर
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
مُهَنْدِس
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
инженер
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
engenheiro
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
প্রকৌশলী
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
ingénieur
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Jurutera
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
Techniker
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
技師
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
기술자
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Engineer
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
kỹ sư
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
பொறியாளர்
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
अभियंता
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
mühendis
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
ingegnere
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
inżynier
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
інженер
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
inginer
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
μηχανικός
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
ingenieur
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
ingenjör
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
ingeniør
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of engineer
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENGINEER»
The term «engineer» is very widely used and occupies the 4.343 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of engineer
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «engineer».
FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENGINEER» OVER TIME
The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «engineer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «engineer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.
Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about engineer
10 QUOTES WITH «ENGINEER»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word engineer.
I pushed the process forward by saying, ‘We should do this, this, and this right now. Please find the budget for me to find a structural engineer, a mechanical engineer, a civil engineer, so we can do the preliminary work.’
I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer.
There’s always something that an engineer can do to make microscopes better.
When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.
And one of the things that I learned was you can’t generalise at all about a woman in a veil. You can’t think you know her story, because she will confound you over and over again. She may be an engineer or a diplomat or a doctor. Or she may be an unbelievable babe with bleached hair down to her waist.
My dad never decided what he wanted to do; at times he fought in the army, was a teacher, a boxer, a light engineer, and a then a publican. My mum was a traditional housewife and mother. They showed my brother and I unconditional love.
Video games are engineered now, but the step I am trying to take, no one can engineer.
I got out of high school, bought a recording studio and started operating it as an engineer and a producer.
I believe destiny and hard work go hand in hand. I was studying to be an engineer when my mom and my brother sent my pictures for the Miss India contest. I didn’t even know about it. If that isn’t destiny, what is?
Chris is the engineer down at the studio where we do these things. And he’s just such an integral part and he has such a marvelous ear. Also it turns out, we didn’t know, but he’s a pretty good fiddle player.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENGINEER»
Discover the use of engineer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to engineer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
From Engineer to Manager: Mastering the Transition
If you are looking for a lively, down-to-earth experience in the journey to innovative engineering management, this is definitely the book for you.
2
Pro/Engineer Wildfire 5.0 Advanced Tutorial
This book is suitable for a second course in Pro/ENGINEER for users who understand the features covered in Roger Toogood’s Pro/ENGINEER Tutorial. The style and approach of the previous tutorial have been maintained.
Introduction to metallurgy — Plastic and elastic deformation of metals — Iron and steel making — Alloying and heat treatment of steels — Historic overview of man’s production of iron and steel — Non-ferrous metals and their metallurgy …
4
Petroleum Engineering Handbook for the Practicing Engineer
This first of two volumes provides a comprehensive overview of petroleum engineering. Created with the purpose of answering daily questions faced by the practicing petroleum engineer, it is suitable for field and office use.
5
Being Successful As an Engineer
This text is designed to help the young engineer make the transition from student to practicing professional.
William Henry Roadstrum, 2003
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Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0: Tutorial and Multimedia CD
Provides tutorial style lessons that cover such topics as creating a simple object, modeling utilities, datum planes and sketcher tools, patterns and copies, engineering drawings, and assembly operations.
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The Certified Reliability Engineer Handbook, Second Edition:
The structure of this book is based on that of the Body of Knowledge specified by ASQ for the Certified Reliability Engineer, which includes design review and control; prediction, estimation, and apportionment methodology; failure mode …
Donald W. Benbow, Hugh W. Broome, 2012
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What Every Engineer Should Know about Ethics
Concentrating primarily on situations engineers encounter on a daily basis and offering pragmatic answers to ethical questions, What Every Engineer Should Know About Ethics discusses recent headline-making disasters such as the Challenger …
Kenneth K. Humphreys, 1999
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The Certified Quality Engineer Handbook
Completely updated and revised, this book is a comprehensive resource for engineers both studying for the ‘Certified quality engineer’ exam and also on the job.
10
The Beaver: Natural History of a Wetlands Engineer
The beaver is a keystone species—their skills as foresters and engineers create and maintain ponds and wetlands that increase biodiversity, purify water, and prevent large-scale flooding.
Dietland Müller-Schwarze, Lixing Sun, 2003
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENGINEER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term engineer is used in the context of the following news items.
A former Microsoft engineer says the company’s crazy holographic …
It seems so realistic, in fact, that one former Microsoft engineer almost believed that the virtual objects the HoloLens projected on to the scene … «Business Insider, Jul 15»
Prasa to probe allegations that chief engineer is unqualified for …
THE Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) is to look into the veracity of allegations that its chief engineer is not qualified or registered with the … «BDlive, Jul 15»
Engineer switch to reignite Whincup’s title hopes
Speedafe.com can reveal that Whincup’s engineer of the last 18 months, David Cauchi, has been dropped back into a ‘wingman’ role following … «Speedcafe, Jul 15»
The Little-Known Engineer Who Made the First Abstract Paintings in …
MUSKEGON, Mich. — Like its better-known sisters, Detroit and Flint, Muskegon is a Michigan city clawing its way back from the brink. And, like … «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
Flash! Aha – not a technology, but a business process re-engineer
SUMMARY: Many may see it as the memory technology that made the smartphone possible, but collected together in vast gobs in enterprise … «Diginomica, Jul 15»
How Mobile Game Company Seriously Aims To Reverse&Engineer …
Founded by Rovio alums, Seriously is trying to do «Hollywood backwards» by building out entertainment franchises with games at their core. «Fast Company, Jul 15»
Bogota engineer discusses drainage on West Fort Lee Road
BOGOTA — Borough Engineer Robert Costa, of Hackensack-based Costa Engineering Corp., addressed the Bogota Council at the June 25 … «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
Dalit engineer’s murder: National Commission for Scheduled Castes …
Terming the recent murder of a Dalit engineer in Tamil Nadu as a «caste-related violence», National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) … «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
Reaseheath College engineer bags top award
A talented Reaseheath College student has bagged herself a top award in a competition aimed at finding the nation’s best construction plant … «Crewe Chronicle, Jul 15»
Would-be engineer Austin Ross faring well as Colorado Springs Sky …
The relief pitcher grew up set to become a third-generation petroleum engineer. He enrolled as a petroleum engineering major at Louisiana … «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»
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инженер, механик, машинист, сапер, проектировать, создавать, подстраивать
существительное ↓
- инженер; конструктор
electrical engineer — инженер-электрик 
mechanical engineer — инженер-механик; машиностроитель
industrial engineer — инженер-технолог; инженер по организации производства
audio-control engineer — звукооператор; тонмейстер
methods engineer — инженер по рационализации методов работы
survey engineer — инженер-топограф
- (инженер-)механик
- мор. судовой механик
ship’s engineer — старший механик судна
- амер. машинист (локомотива)
- сапёр
engineer combat company — сапёрная рота
engineer battalion — сапёрный /инженерный/ батальон
- pl. инженерные части
глагол ↓
- создавать, сооружать; проектировать
he engineered several big industrial projects — он спроектировал несколько крупных промышленных объектов
- оборудовать
- работать в качестве инженера или техника
- неодобр. подстраивать; организовать (путём происков, махинаций)
riots engineered by racialists — бесчинства, спровоцированные расистами
to engineer a campaign of slander — развернуть /раздуть/ клеветническую кампанию
to engineer a bill through Congress — протащить законопроект в конгрессе
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Словосочетания
the dangers of engineering native plants — опасности генного модифицирования местных растений
the chief engineer on the project — главный инженер на проекте
competent engineer — компетентный инженер
civil engineer — инженер-строитель
engineer amphibious brigade — инженерная амфибийная бригада
engineer aviation brigade — инженерно-строительная бригада ВВС
engineer special brigade — инженерная бригада специального назначения
engineer supply catalog — каталог предметов инженерного снабжения
engineer supply catalogue — каталог предметов инженерного снабжения
certificated engineer — дипломированный инженер-механик
a challenge to the engineer — острая проблема, стоящая перед инженерами
chemical-reaction engineer — химик-технолог
Примеры с переводом
He engineered the water supply project.
Он разработал проект водоснабжения.
The engineer stopped the train.
Машинист остановил поезд.
We currently have a vacancy for an engineer.
В настоящее время у нас есть вакансия инженера.
He has engaged himself to an engineer.
Он нанялся к одному инженеру.
This engineer has outstanding qualification in constructing bridges.
Этот инженер обладает исключительной квалификацией в области мостостроения.
Army engineers were called in to construct the canal.
К постройке канала были привлечены инженерные войска.
The rebels engineered a successful attack.
Повстанцам удалось провести успешную атаку.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
The engineer stoked the coals. 
He is a designer and engineer for a car company.
Perhaps she could engineer a meeting between them?
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Возможные однокоренные слова
engine — двигатель, мотор, машина, паровоз, средство, локомотив, инструмент, орудие
engineering — инженерный, машиностроительный, техника, инженерия, машиностроение
engineered — проектировать, создавать, подстраивать, затевать, сооружать, изобретать
Формы слова
noun
ед. ч.(singular): engineer
мн. ч.(plural): engineers
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[ en-juh—neer ]
/ ˌɛn dʒəˈnɪər /
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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.
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Origin of engineer
1350–1400; engine + -eer; replacing Middle English engin(e)our<Anglo-French engineorOld French engigneor<Medieval Latin ingeniātor, equivalent to ingeniā(re) to design, devise (verbal derivative of ingenium;see engine) + Latin -tor-tor
OTHER WORDS FROM engineer
sub·en·gi·neer, nounun·en·gi·neered, adjectivewell-en·gi·neered, adjective
Words nearby engineer
engild, engin., engine, engine company, engine driver, engineer, engineering, engineering geology, engineer officer, engineer’s chain, engine house
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Words related to engineer
architect, builder, designer, director, inventor, manager, planner, surveyor, arrange, come up with, conceive, concoct, create, direct, manage, manipulate, negotiate, organize, set up, supervise
How to use engineer in a sentence
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In fact, researchers beyond Neuralink are working on it now, including Alik Widge, a psychiatrist and biomedical engineer at the University of Minnesota.
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Future engineers might also look into developing qubits that are somehow less sensitive to radiation.
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He’s a chemical engineer at the University of California, Davis.
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Once again, engineers have to carefully set up the system for each ballpark.
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Solving for these physical and psychological hurdles has kept architects, engineers and designers busy over the last few months.
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As a nascent sound engineer, Brinsley “tried the best he could.”
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The former apprentice engineer retained a lifelong interest in the way things worked.
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One week of salaries for four musicians and two crew members (front of house engineer and tour manager) cost us $8794.
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When engineer Williams first heard the song, it reminded him of hit songs by Johnny “Guitar” Watson.
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Three of the six members of the group work on the channel full time, but Sep has a full time job as a mechanical engineer.
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The engineer officer charged with preparing the line of retreat reported that the one bridge across the Elster was not sufficient.
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Fulton, the American engineer, (originally a painter) studied here in 1795.
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«I thought we hit a man,» said the engineer, swinging his lantern far out into the darkness.
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The engineer took his lantern and silently went back and swung the spot of fire in the black, cold air.
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A practical mining engineer who was recently sent to examine and report on this property says that it is 100 per cent.
British Dictionary definitions for engineer
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
US and 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
verb (tr)
to originate, cause, or plan in a clever or devious mannerhe engineered the minister’s downfall
to design, plan, or construct as a professional engineer
Word Origin for engineer
C14: enginer, from Old French engigneor, from engignier to contrive, ultimately from Latin ingenium skill, talent; see engine
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