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- Dictionaryengineer/ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə/
noun
- 1. a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures. Similar
- 2. a person who controls an engine, especially on an aircraft or ship. Similar
verb
- 1. design and build (a machine or structure): "the men who engineered the tunnel"
- 2. skilfully arrange for (something) to occur: "she engineered another meeting with him"
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Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety and cost.
a. : a designer or builder of engines. b. : a person who is trained in or follows as a profession a branch of engineering. c. : a person who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance. 4. : a person who runs or supervises an engine or an apparatus. engineer.
a person specially trained to design and build machines, structures, and other things, including bridges, roads, vehicles, and buildings: He is an engineer at a large electronics company. An engineer is also a person whose job is to drive railroad trains.
Engineer definition: a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering. See examples of ENGINEER used in a sentence.
a person whose job is to design or build machines, engines, or electrical equipment, or things such as roads, railroads, or bridges, using scientific principles: a civil engineer. a mechanical / structural engineer. a software engineer.
a person whose job involves designing and building engines, machines, roads, bridges, etc. We worked with a team of scientists and engineers. You need the advice of a qualified engineer. engineers who designed and built advanced military aircraft.
n. 1. a person trained and skilled in any of various branches of engineering: a civil engineer. 2. a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines. 3. a person who operates or is in charge of an engine or locomotive.
