Engineer
Engineer , noun
[Old English enginer: compare Old French engignier, French ingénieur. See Engine, n.]
1.
A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering; as, a civil engineer; an electronic engineer; a chemical engineer. See under Engineering, n.
2.
One who manages as engine, particularly a steam engine; an engine driver.
3.
One who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance; an efficient manager. [Colloquial]
Collocations (2)
Civil engineer , a person skilled in the science of civil engineering.
Military engineer , one who executes engineering works of a military nature. See under Engineering.
Engineer , transitive verb
1.
To lay out or construct, as an engineer; to perform the work of an engineer on; as, to engineer a road. — J. Hamilton
2.
To use contrivance and effort for; to guide the course of; to manage; as, to engineer a bill through Congress. [Colloquial]