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Definition of Enginer
1. n. A contriver; an inventor; a contriver of engines.
Definition of Enginer
1. Noun. (obsolete) A contriver; an inventor; one who makes engines. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Enginer
1. an engineer [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Enginer
Literary usage of Enginer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) (1853)
"For 'tis the sport, to have the enginer Hoist with his own petar." Gabriel Harvey,
in "Pierce's Supererogation," 1593, calls Nash "the dreadful enginer of ..."
2. The School of Abuse: Containing a Pleasant Invective Against Poets, Pipers by Stephen Gosson (1851)
"For 'tis the sport, to have the enginer Hoist with his own petar." Gabriel Harvey,
in "Pierce's ... 1593, calls Nash "the dreadful enginer of phrases. ..."
3. The Jurist by Great Britain, Great Britain Courts (1847)
"The richness of the expression "pur enginer la ... or to try to " enginer la
court ;" but we should-fce a little surprised at the committal o' ..."
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