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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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 Javier García del Moral (Logroño, 1978) has worked as a civil engineer building infrastructure in Spain, Ireland, the Middle East and the United States. Javier Garcia Del Moral september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for civil engineer

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of civil engineer was in 1763

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“Civil engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20engineer. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

civil engineer

noun
: an engineer whose training or occupation is in the designing and construction of public works (as roads or harbors) and of various private works
civil engineering noun
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