engineer
n.
person who designs and plans (machinery, roads, etc.)
v.
design, plan (i.e. machinery, roads, etc.)
Engineer
engineer
Noun
1. a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
(synonym) applied scientist, technologist
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) aeronautical engineer
2. the operator of a railway locomotive
(synonym) locomotive engineer, railroad engineer, engine driver
(hypernym) operator, manipulator
(hyponym) Jones, Casey Jones, John Luther Jones
Verb
1. design as an engineer; "He engineered the water supply project"
(hypernym) design, plan
(derivation) applied scientist, technologist
2. plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
(synonym) mastermind, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
(hypernym) plan
(hyponym) choreograph
(derivation) applied scientist, technologist
Engineer
(v. t.)
To use contrivance and effort for; to guide the course of; to manage; as, to engineer a bill through Congress.
(v. t.)
To lay out or construct, as an engineer; to perform the work of an engineer on; as, to engineer a road.
(n.)
One who manages as engine, particularly a steam engine; an engine driver.
(n.)
One who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance; an efficient manager.
(n.)
A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering. See under Engineering, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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