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engineer > 4 senses
NOUN1engineer, applied scientist, technologistA person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
2engineer, locomotive engineer, railroad engineer, engine driverThe operator of a railway locomotive
VERB1engineerDesign as an engineer
2engineer, mastermind, direct, organize, organise, orchestratePlan and direct (a complex undertaking)
engineer > pronunciation
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Rhymesacyclovir, adhere, amir, and 92 more rhymes in ihr...
engineer > noun 1, person
MeaningA person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.
Synonymsapplied scientist, technologist
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narroweraeronautical engineer; aerospace engineer; army engineer, military engineer; automotive engineer; civil engineer; electrical engineer; marine engineer, naval engineer; mechanical engineer; metallurgist, metallurgical engineer; mining engineer; programmer, computer programmer, coder, software engineer; rocket engineer, rocket scientist; surveyor
InstancesDaimler, Gottlieb Daimler; Diesel, Rudolf Diesel, Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel; Donkin, Bryan Donkin; Eiffel, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel; Fuller, Buckminster Fuller, R. Buckminster Fuller, Richard Buckminster Fuller; Goethals, George Washington Goethals; Junkers, Hugo Junkers; Kettering, Charles Kettering, Charles Franklin Kettering; Leonardo, Leonardo da Vinci, da Vinci; Roebling, John Roebling, John Augustus Roebling; Shannon, Claude Shannon, Claude E. Shannon, Claude Elwood Shannon; Siemens, Karl Wilhelm Siemens, Sir Charles William Siemens; Sperry, Elmer Ambrose Sperry; Trevithick, Richard Trevithick; Watson, Thomas Augustus Watson; Watt, James Watt
Verbsengineer; engineer
engineer > noun 2, person
MeaningThe operator of a railway locomotive.
Synonymslocomotive engineer, railroad engineer, engine driver
Broaderoperator, manipulator
InstancesJones, Casey Jones, John Luther Jones
Nounsengine; engine
engineer > verb 1, cognition
MeaningDesign as an engineer.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelDid he engineer his major works over a short period of time?
Examples"He engineered the water supply project"
Broaderdesign, plan
Nounsengineering; engineer
engineer > verb 2, cognition
MeaningPlan and direct (a complex undertaking).
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsmastermind, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
Broaderplan
Narrowerchoreograph
Nounsengineer

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