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engineer

/ˌɛnd͡ʒɪˈnɪə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A person who is qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering.
  2. A title given to an engineer.
  3. A person who controls motion of substance (such as a locomotive).
  4. A person employed in the engine room of a ship.
  5. To design, construct or manage something as an engineer.
  6. To alter or construct something by means of genetic engineering.
  7. To plan or achieve some goal by contrivance or guile; to wangle or finagle.
  8. To control motion of substance; to change motion.
  9. To work as an engineer.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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