Main Entry:

¹en·gi·neer

Pronunciation:

\ˌen-jə-ˈnir\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English engineour, from Anglo-French, from enginer to devise, construct, from engineering

Date:

14th century

1: a member of a military group devoted to engineering work2obsolete : a crafty schemer : plotter3 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 contrivance4: a person who runs or supervises an engine or an apparatus