engineer
Meaning of engineer
- a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures.
- a person who controls an engine, especially on an aircraft or ship.
- a skilful contriver or originator of something.
the prime engineer of the approach
- design and build (a machine or structure).
the men who engineered the tunnel
- skilfully arrange for (something) to occur.
she engineered another meeting with him
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 (see engine); in later use from French ingénieur or Italian ingegnere, also based on Latin ingenium, with the ending influenced by -eer.
Information about engineer
- The plural form of engineer is: engineers.
- Languages in which engineer is used:
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Hyphenation of engineer
en-gi-neer
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- engineer is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
engineer synonyms
Meaning applied scientist:
Meaning mastermind:
mastermind, direct, organize, orchestrate
Meaning a person who plans the look or workings of something prior to it being made, by preparing drawings or plans:
Meaning a person who makes plans:
Meaning a person who constructs something by putting parts or material together:
Meaning a person who is responsible for inventing or realizing a particular idea or project:
Meaning a person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale:
Meaning a person or thing that develops something:
Meaning a person or thing that brings something into existence:
Meaning a person who invented a particular process or device or who invents things as an occupation:
Meaning a person who creates or initiates something:
Meaning a person or thing that directs or regulates something:
Meaning a person who handles or deals with certain articles or commodities:
Meaning a person who drives a vehicle:
Meaning a person who operates equipment or a machine:
Meaning a skilled worker who repairs and maintains vehicle engines and other machinery:
Meaning a person who operates a machine, especially a machine tool or a sewing machine:
Meaning a person employed to look after technical equipment or do practical work in a laboratory:
Meaning a person who puts together or installs machinery, engine parts, or other equipment:
Meaning a skilled mechanic in the armed forces:
Meaning make (something, especially something bad) happen:
Meaning put (things) in a neat, attractive, or required order:
Meaning make arrangements for (something); organize:
Meaning secretly make plans to carry out (an illegal or harmful action):
Meaning make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong:
Meaning create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice:
Meaning decide on and make arrangements for in advance:
Meaning plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought:
Meaning control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly or unscrupulously:
Meaning obtain or bring about by discussion:
Meaning compose the sequence of steps and moves for (a ballet or other performance of dance):
Meaning (of a country or its government) prepare and organize (troops) for active service:
Meaning climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface):
Meaning organize and participate in (a public event):
Meaning have a specified beginning:
Meaning succeed in achieving or producing (something difficult):
Meaning bring the different elements of (a complex activity or organization) into a harmonious or efficient relationship:
Meaning determine the behaviour or supervise the running of:
Meaning be responsible for the management or arrangement of (an activity or organization); oversee:
Meaning organize and carry out:
Meaning feel or manipulate with the hands:
Meaning make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients:
Meaning manage to obtain (something) by persuading or cleverly manipulating someone:
Meaning arrange (something) by mutual agreement or coordination:
Translation of engineer
- French: ingénieur
- German: Ingenieur
- Italian: ingegnere
- Portuguese: engenheiro
- Spanish: ingeniero, ingeniera
Words that rhyme with engineer
neer, Indianeer, buccaneer, caravaneer, sloganeer, tobogganeer, Meneer, brogueneer, meneer, moskeneer, reveneer, veneer, wheneer, archengineer, bioengineer, broquineer, carabineer, carbineer, culverineer, domineer, fineer, fountaineer, javelineer, mountaineer, muffineer, mutineer, overengineer, paraengineer, reengineer, routineer, scrutineer, subengineer, torpedineer, Pioneer, aproneer, auctioneer, batoneer, bludgeoneer, cannoneer, conventioneer, cottoneer, electioneer, factioneer, fictioneer, harpooneer, inspectioneer, jargoneer, mansioneer, munitioneer, pigeoneer