engineer
engineer 1
/ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)/
1 a person whose job involves designing and building engines, machines, roads, bridges, etc.
We worked with a team of scientists and engineers.
You need the advice of a qualified engineer.
engineers who designed and built advanced military aircraft
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
chiefcharteredqualified…
engineer + verb
build somethingdesign somethingdevelop something…
2 a person who is trained to repair machines and electrical equipment
They're sending an engineer to fix the problem with the heating.
We were on the phone with a technical support engineer.
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
qualifiedskilledtrained…
verb + engineer
call incall out
3 a person whose job is to control and repair engines, especially on a ship or an aircraft
a flight engineer
the chief engineer on a cruise liner
4 (North American English) (British English engine driver) a person whose job is driving a railway engine
5 a soldier trained to design and build military structures
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engineer
/ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)/
1 engineer something (often disapproving) to arrange for something to happen or take place, especially when this is done secretly in order to give yourself an advantage
SYNONYM contrive
She engineered a further meeting with him.
Collocations
adverb
verb + engineer
be… engineered The car is beautifully engineered and a pleasure to drive.
engineer something the men who engineered the tunnel
Collocations
adverb
3 engineer something to change the genetic structure of something
genetically engineered crops
Some biotech crops are engineered to ward off pests.
Word Origin
Middle English (denoting a designer and constructor of fortifications and weapons; formerly also as ingineer): in early use from Old French engigneor, from medieval Latin ingeniator, from ingeniare ‘contrive, devise’, from Latin ingenium ‘talent, device’, from in- ‘in’ + gignere ‘beget’; in later use from French ingénieur or Italian ingegnere, also based on Latin ingenium, with the ending influenced by -eer.