engineer

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o 1.1Etymology

o 1.2Pronunciation

o 1.3Noun

1.3.1Usage notes

1.3.2Hyponyms

1.3.3Related terms

1.3.4Translations

o 1.4Verb

1.4.1Translations

o 1.5Further reading

English[edit]

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engineer

Etymology[edit]
From Middle English engyneour, engineour, from Old French engigneor, engignier, from engin or
from Medieval Latin ingeniator (one who creates or one who uses an engine),
from ingenium (nature, native talen, skill), from in (in) + gignere (to beget, produce), Old
Latin genere; see ingenious hence "one who produces or generates [new] things". Sometimes
erroneously linked with engine + -eer.
Pronunciation[edit]

(General American) IPA(key): /nddn/

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(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nddn/

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Hyphenation: engineer

Rhymes: -()
Noun[edit]
engineer (plural engineers)

1. A person who is qualified or professionally engaged in

any branch of engineering.

2. (Philippines) A title given to an engineer.

3. (chiefly US) A person who controls motion of substance (such

as a locomotive).
Usage notes[edit]

Adjectives often applied to "engineer": mechanical, electrical, civil,

architectural, environmental, mechatronics, industrial, optical,
nuclear, structural, chemical, military, electronic, professional,
chartered, licensed, certified, qualified.
Hyponyms[edit]
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Related terms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
[show ]person qualified or professionally engaged in engineering
[show ]person who finds a technical solution to a problem
[show ]locomotive operator
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Verb[edit]
engineer (third-person singular simple present engineers, present
participle engineering, simple past and past participle engineered)
 1. (transitive) To design, construct or manage something as an
engineer.

2. (transitive) To alter or construct something by means

of genetic engineering.

3. (transitive) To plan or achieve some goal by contrivance or

guile; to wangle or finagle.

4. (transitive) To control motion of substance;

to change motion.
Translations[edit]
[show ]to work as engineer
[show ]to do genetic engineering
[show ]to plan or achieve a goal by contrivance or guile

Further reading[edit]

engineer in Websters Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C.

Merriam, 1913

engineer in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New

York, 1911
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