Main Entry: ¹en·gi·neer

Pronunciation: \ˌen-jə-ˈnir\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English engineour, from Anglo-French, from enginer to devise, construct, from engin

Date: 14th century

1 : a member of a military group devoted to engineering work
2 obsolete : a crafty schemer : plotter
3 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