engineer

¹en·gi·neer

noun \ˌen-jə-ˈnir\

Definition of ENGINEER

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

Examples of ENGINEER

1. Design engineers are working on ways to make the cars run more efficiently.
2. The engineer stopped the train.
3. Army engineers were called in to construct the canal.

Origin of ENGINEER

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to ENGINEER

Synonyms: architect, mastermind

Related Words: builder, maker, producer; captain, commander, director, handler, leader, manager, quarterback; contriver, designer, formulator, originator, spawner; arranger, hatcher, organizer, planner, plotter, schemer; finagler, machinator, maneuverer; developer, generator, inaugurator, initiator, inspirer, instituter (or institutor), pioneer

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Other Job Terms

factotum, milliner, ostler, scrivener, tinker, webster, wordsmith

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