Engineer
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
n. 3a: a designer or builder of engines; b: a person who is trained in or follows as a profession a branch of engineering; c: a person who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance; 4: a person who runs or supervises an engine or an apparatus. v. 1: to lay out, construct, or manage as an engineer.
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- n. 3a: a designer or builder of engines; b: a person who is trained in or follows as a profession a branch of engineering; c: a person who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance; 4: a person who runs or supervises an engine or an apparatus. v. 1: to lay out, construct, or manage as an engineer.
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- a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
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- the operator of a railway locomotive