engineer

CEFRA2

/ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who designs, builds, or maintains machines and systems.

  2. 02

    verb

    To design or arrange something skillfully.

Examples

  • The engineer demonstrated how to operate the sophisticated system.

  • The engineer seeks not so much to know nature as to make use of it.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɪn.dʒɪ.ˈniː.jər/
  • /ˌɛnd͡ʒɪˈnɪ(ə)ɹ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. A soldier in charge of operating a weapon; an artilleryman, a gunner.

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

More examples

In context

  • The engineer climbed the telephone pole.

  • a political 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

The noun is derived from: * Middle English enginour (“one who designs, constructs, or operates military works for attack or defence, etc.; machine designer”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman enginour, engigneour [and other forms], and Middle French and Old French engigneor, engigneour, engignier (“one who designs, constructs, or operates military works for attack or defence; architect; carpenter; craftsman; designer; planner; one who deceives or schemes”) (modern French ingénieur), from engin (“contraption, device; machine; invention; creativity, ingenuity; intelligence; deception, ruse, trickery”) + -eor, -or (suffix forming agent nouns); engin is derived from Latin ingenium (“innate o...