Engineer

Quick meaning: Engineer is a noun meaning A soldier engaged in designing or constructing military works for attack or defence, or other engineering works.

Meaning

A soldier engaged in designing or constructing military works for attack or defence, or other engineering works.

More Meanings

1. A soldier in charge of operating a weapon; an artilleryman, a gunner.
2. A person trained to operate an engine.
3. Preceded by a qualifying word: a person who uses abilities or knowledge to manipulate events or people.
4. A person who formulates plots or schemes; a plotter, a schemer.
5. An honorific title given to engineers before their name.
6. 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.
7. 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.

Example Sentences

Wit's an unruly engine, wildly ſtriking / Sometimes a friend, ſometimes the engineer.

Novv he began another Trade, and became an Ingenor, hauing got eight Fire-brands of hell more to him, onely of purpoſe to ſet our houſe a fire.

An Author who points his ſatyr at a great man, is to be looked upon in the ſame view with the engineer who ſignalized himſelf by this ungenerous practice.

For tis the ſport to haue the enginer / Hoiſt with his ovvne petar, an't ſhall goe hard / But I vvill delue one yard belovve their mines, / And blovve them at the Moone: […]

Word Forms

• engineers
• engineering
• engineered

Synonyms for engineer

Depending on context, synonyms include machinate, direct, orchestrate, organize, mastermind, technologist.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include technologist, organize, mastermind, orchestrate, direct, mechanic.

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