Engineer - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌendʒɪˈnɪr|  American pronunciation of the word engineer
Brit.  |endʒɪˈnɪə|  British pronunciation of the word engineer

noun

- a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems (syn: technologist)
- the operator of a railway locomotive

verb

- design as an engineer
He engineered the water supply project
- plan and direct (a complex undertaking) (syn: direct, mastermind, orchestrate, organize)

Extra examples

Design engineers are working on ways to make the cars run more efficiently.

The engineer stopped the train.

Army engineers were called in to construct the canal.

The rebels engineered a successful attack.

...the mayor engineered an agreement to have a major league team play in our city...

He trained as a civil engineer (=one who designs and builds roads, bridges etc).

Perhaps she could engineer a meeting between them?

He engineered the water supply project

An engineer will address the design's practical problems.

He is a designer and engineer for a car company.

...the renowned painter, sculptor, architect, and engineer, Leonardo da Vinci...

The engineer stoked the coals.

...a mechanical engineer who designs industrial valves and stopcocks...

Robinson was an able engineer and administrator.

He has engaged himself to an engineer.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: engineer
he/she/it: engineers
present participle: engineering
past tense: engineered
past participle: engineered
noun
singular: engineer
plural: engineers
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