civil engineer
noun
: an engineer whose training or occupation is in the design and construction especially of public works (such as roads or harbors)
civil engineering
noun
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The number of civil engineers and skilled laborers is shrinking.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Brunette Alexandra Jacmin is a 2010 graduate of Brussel’s La Cambre Mode(s) fashion school who cut her teeth at Maison Martin Margiela and Jean Paul Gaultier, while blond Ségolène Jacmin is a civil engineer by training who followed that up with a master’s degree in management.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Limestone is soluble in water and can dissolve over periods of long exposure, civil engineers previously told The Tennessean.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Eventually, Jerry — a civil engineer — joined in too, saving his leftovers for the fox.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Brunette Alexandra Jacmin is a 2010 graduate of Brussel’s La Cambre Mode(s) fashion school who cut her teeth at Maison Martin Margiela and Jean Paul Gaultier, while blond Ségolène Jacmin is a civil engineer by training who followed that up with a master’s degree in management.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Limestone is soluble in water and can dissolve over periods of long exposure, civil engineers previously told The Tennessean.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Eventually, Jerry — a civil engineer — joined in too, saving his leftovers for the fox.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Civil engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20engineer. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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