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Meaning of 'engineer' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Engineer [ n.]
- A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering. See under Engineering, n.
- One who manages as engine, particularly a steam engine; an engine driver.
- One who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance; an efficient manager.
2 . Engineer [ v. t.]
- To lay out or construct, as an engineer; to perform the work of an engineer on; as, to engineer a road.
- To use contrivance and effort for; to guide the course of; to manage; as, to engineer a bill through Congress.

Meaning of 'engineer' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . engineer [ v]
Meaning (1):
- design as an engineer
Example in sentence:
  • He engineered the water supply project
Meaning (2):
- plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
Example in sentence:
  • he masterminded the robbery

Nearby Words:

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