engineer
/ˌɛnd͡ʒɪˈnɪ(ə)ɹ/ noun A1- A soldier engaged in designing or constructing military works for attack or defence, or other engineering works.
- A person professionally engaged in the technical design and construction of large-scale private and public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, railways, roads, etc.; a civil engineer.
- Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally), a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.
- A person who operates a steam engine; specifically (nautical), a person employed to operate the steam engine in the engine room of a ship.
- A person who drives or operates a fire engine (firefighting apparatus).
- A person who drives or operates a locomotive; a train driver.
- Preceded by a qualifying word: a person who uses abilities or knowledge to manipulate events or people. · a political engineer
- A person who formulates plots or schemes; a plotter, a schemer.
Plural engineers
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Moriarty may have been engaged to engineer it on a promise of part spoils, or he may have been paid so much down to manage it.
My dad is a doctor, and my mom is an engineer.
The volunteers, who are often retired engineers or students, don't just fix things.
It was George de Mestral, a Swiss engineer who loved spending time outdoors.
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