engineer

en-gi-neer · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, structures, or public works.

  2. 2.

    A person who operates or is in charge of an engine, especially on a train or ship.

  3. 3.

    (Verb) To design and build something using scientific principles.

  4. 4.

    (Verb) To arrange or bring about through skillful planning.

Forms

plural: engineers

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    civil engineer — designs infrastructure like roads and bridges
  • •
    reverse engineer — analyze something to understand how it works
  • •
    social engineer — manipulate people through deception

Related words

See also: engine, engineering, engineers
Synonyms: designer, developer, technician

Etymology

From Old French engigneor, from Medieval Latin ingeniator, from Latin ingenium ("cleverness, innate quality"), from in- ("in") + gignere ("to produce").