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en·gi·neer
(ĕn′jə-nîr′)n.
1. One who is trained or professionally engaged in a branch of engineering.
2. One who operates an engine.
3. One who skillfully or shrewdly manages an enterprise.
tr.v. en·gi·neered, en·gi·neer·ing, en·gi·neers
1. To plan, construct, or manage as an engineer.
2. To alter or produce by methods of genetic engineering: bacteria that are genetically engineered to produce insulin.
3. To plan, manage, and bring about by skillful acts or contrivance: engineer a business takeover; engineer social changes by legislation.
[Middle English enginour, from Old French engigneor, from Medieval Latin ingeniātor, contriver, from ingeniāre, to contrive, from Latin ingenium, ability; see engine.]
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engineer
(ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪə)n
1. (General Engineering) a person trained in any branch of the profession of engineering
2. the originator or manager of a situation, system, etc
3. (Mechanical Engineering) a mechanic; person who repairs or services machines
4. (Railways) US and Canadian the driver of a railway locomotive
5. (Nautical Terms) an officer responsible for a ship's engines
6. (Military) Informal name: sapper a member of the armed forces, esp the army, trained in engineering and construction work
vb (tr)
7. to originate, cause, or plan in a clever or devious manner: he engineered the minister's downfall.
8. (General Engineering) to design, plan, or construct as a professional engineer
[C14: enginer, from Old French engigneor, from engignier to contrive, ultimately from Latin ingenium skill, talent; see engine]
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en•gi•neer
(ˌɛn dʒəˈnɪər)n.
1. a person trained and skilled in any of various branches of engineering: a civil engineer.
2. a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines.
3. a person who operates or is in charge of an engine or locomotive.
4. a member of an army, navy, or air force specially trained in engineering work.
5. a skillful manager: a political engineer.
v.t. 6. to plan, construct, or manage as an engineer.
7. to alter or create by means of genetic engineering.
8. to arrange, manage, or carry through by skillful or artful contrivance.
[1350–1400; < Old French engigneor < Medieval Latin ingeniātor, derivative of ingeniāre to design, devise (v. derivative of ingenium; see engine)]
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engineer
– engine driver1. 'engineer'
An engineer is a skilled person who uses scientific knowledge to design and construct machinery, electrical devices, or roads and bridges.
He trained as a civil engineer and worked on the M4 motorway.
...a brilliant young mining engineer.
An engineer is also a person who repairs mechanical or electrical devices.
The telephone engineer can't come until Wednesday.
In American English, a person who drives a train is also called an engineer.
An engineer pulled his freight train into a siding.
2. 'engine driver'
In British English, a person who drives a train is called an engine driver.
Every little boy has an ambition to be an engine driver.
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engineer
Past participle: engineered
Gerund: engineering
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| Noun | 1. |  engineer - a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problemsindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" aeronautical engineer - an engineer concerned with the design and construction of aircraft aerospace engineer - an engineer of aircraft and space vehicles army engineer, military engineer - a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work automotive engineer - an engineer concerned with the design and construction of automobiles civil engineer - an engineer trained to design and construct and maintain public works (roads or bridges or harbors etc.) electrical engineer - a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity marine engineer, naval engineer - a naval officer responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship's engines mechanical engineer - a person trained to design and construct machines metallurgical engineer, metallurgist - an engineer trained in the extraction and refining and alloying and fabrication of metals mining engineer - an engineer concerned with the construction and operation of mines coder, computer programmer, programmer, software engineer - a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs rocket engineer, rocket scientist - an engineer who builds and tests rockets surveyor - an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures |
| 2. |  engineer - the operator of a railway locomotivemanipulator, operator - an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard" | |
| Verb | 1. | engineer - design as an engineer; "He engineered the water supply project" |
| 2. |  engineer - plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" choreograph - plan and oversee the development and details of; "The meeting between the two Presidents had been carefully choreographed" |
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engineer
noun
1. designer, producer, architect, developer, deviser, creator, planner, inventor, stylist, artificer, originator, couturier He is a fully qualified civil engineer.
2. worker, specialist, operator, practitioner, operative, driver, conductor, technician, handler, skilled employee They sent a service engineer to repair the disk drive.
verb
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Translations
مُهَنْدِسمُهَندِس آلاتمُهَنْدِس مَدَنييُدَبِّر بِمَهارَه ودَهاءسائِق قِطار
inženýr
ingeniøriscenesættelokoførerlokomotivførermaskinmester
insinöörijuoniasuunnitellasuunnittelija
inženjervlakovođavozovođa
mérnök
koma fram meî lagni/kænskulestarstjóri; eimreiîarstjórivélstjóriverkfræîingur
技師
기술자
inžinierlodný inžinierzosnovať
inženirstrojevodja
inženjervozovođaвозовођаинжењер
ingenjörlokförare
วิศวกร
kỹ sư
engineer
[ˌendʒɪˈnɪəʳ]A. N → ingeniero/a m/f; (for repairs) → técnico/a m/f (US) (Rail) → maquinista mf
ship's engineer → ingeniero/a m/f naval
electrical/TV engineer → técnico/a m/f electricista/de televisión
the Royal Engineers (Mil) → el Cuerpo de Ingenieros
ship's engineer → ingeniero/a m/f naval
electrical/TV engineer → técnico/a m/f electricista/de televisión
the Royal Engineers (Mil) → el Cuerpo de Ingenieros
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
engineer
[ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪər] n
(British) (= repairman) → réparateur/trice m/f
(US) → mécanicien/ienne m/f
(= skilled worker) mechanical engineer → ingénieur m/f mécanicien(ne)
central heating engineer → chauffagiste mf
telephone engineer → technicien(ne) m/f des télécommunications
central heating engineer → chauffagiste mf
telephone engineer → technicien(ne) m/f des télécommunications
vt
(= orchestrate) [+ meeting, coup] → manigancer; [+ situation] → créer
(= build) [+ bridge, ship, road] → construire
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
engineer
n
(Tech) → Techniker(in) m(f); (with university degree etc) → Ingenieur(in) m(f); the Engineers (Mil) → die Pioniere pl
(Naut, on merchant ships) → Maschinist(in) m(f); (in Navy) → (Schiffs)ingenieur(in) m(f)
(US Rail) → Lokführer(in) m(f)
(fig, of scheme) → Arrangeur(in) m(f)
vt
(Tech) → konstruieren
(fig) election, campaign, coup → organisieren; downfall, plot → arrangieren, einfädeln; success, victory → in die Wege leiten; (Sport) goal → einfädeln; to engineer a scheme → einen Plan aushecken
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
engineer
[ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪəʳ]1. n (gen) → ingegnere m; (mechanic) → meccanico (Brit) (for electrical appliances) → tecnico (Naut) (Am) (Rail) → macchinista m
civil/mechanical engineer → ingegnere civile/meccanico
the Engineers (Mil) → il Genio
civil/mechanical engineer → ingegnere civile/meccanico
the Engineers (Mil) → il Genio
2. vt (contrive) → architettare, organizzare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
engine
(ˈendʒin) noun1. a machine in which heat or other energy is used to produce motion. The car has a new engine.
2. a railway engine. He likes to sit in a seat facing the engine.
ˈengine-driver noun a person who drives a railway engine.
ˌengiˈneer noun1. a person who designs, makes, or works with, machinery. an electrical engineer.
2. (usually civil engineer) a person who designs, constructs, or maintains roads, railways, bridges, sewers etc.
3. an officer who manages a ship's engines.
4. (American) an engine-driver.
verb to arrange by skill or by cunning means. He engineered my promotion.
ˌengiˈneering noun the art or profession of an engineer. He is studying engineering at university.
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engineer
→ مُهَنْدِس inženýr ingeniør Techniker μηχανικός ingeniero insinööri ingénieur inženjer ingegnere 技師 기술자 ingenieur ingeniør inżynier engenheiro инженер ingenjör วิศวกร mühendis kỹ sư 工程师Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009