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Definition of Engineer
1. Verb. Design as an engineer. "Did he engineer his major works over a short period of time?"; "He engineered the water supply project"
2. Noun. A person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Aeronautical Engineer, Aerospace Engineer, Army Engineer, Military Engineer, Automotive Engineer, Civil Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Marine Engineer, Naval Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Metallurgical Engineer, Metallurgist, Mining Engineer, Coder, Computer Programmer, Programmer, Software Engineer, Rocket Engineer, Rocket Scientist, Surveyor
Specialized synonyms: Daimler, Gottlieb Daimler, Diesel, Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel, Rudolf Diesel, Bryan Donkin, Donkin, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, Eiffel, Buckminster Fuller, Fuller, R. Buckminster Fuller, Richard Buckminster Fuller, George Washington Goethals, Goethals, Hugo Junkers, Junkers, Charles Franklin Kettering, Charles Kettering, Kettering, Da Vinci, Leonardo, Leonardo Da Vinci, John Augustus Roebling, John Roebling, Roebling, Claude E. Shannon, Claude Elwood Shannon, Claude Shannon, Shannon, Karl Wilhelm Siemens, Siemens, Sir Charles William Siemens, Elmer Ambrose Sperry, Sperry, Richard Trevithick, Trevithick, Thomas Augustus Watson, Watson, James Watt, Watt
Derivative terms: Technology, Technology
3. Verb. Plan and direct (a complex undertaking). "He masterminded the robbery"
Generic synonyms: Plan
Specialized synonyms: Choreograph
Derivative terms: Directive, Mastermind, Orchestration, Organisation, Organisation, Organisation, Organization, Organization, Organization, Organizer
4. Noun. The operator of a railway locomotive.
Generic synonyms: Manipulator, Operator
Specialized synonyms: Casey Jones, John Luther Jones, Jones
Derivative terms: Engine, Engine
Definition of Engineer
1. n. A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering. See under Engineering,
2. v. t. To lay out or construct, as an engineer; to perform the work of an engineer on; as, to engineer a road.
Definition of Engineer
1. Noun. A person who is qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering. ¹
2. Noun. A person trained in a natural science that applies such knowledge towards a practical objective. ¹
3. Noun. A person who, given a practical scientific problem involving the physical world and a specific set of goals and constraints, finds a technical solution to the problem that satisfies those goals within those constraints. The goals and constraints may be technical, social, or business related. ¹
4. Noun. A person who operates an engine (such as a locomotive). ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To design, construct or manage something as an engineer. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To alter or construct something by means of genetic engineering. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive) To plan or achieve some goal by contrivance or guile; to wangle or finagle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Engineer
1. to carry through or manage by contrivance [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Engineer
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