engineer
engineer Lexical Profile
engineer Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person trained and qualified to design, build, or maintain engines, machines, structures, or public works using scientific and mathematical principles.
"The civil engineer inspected the bridge supports for any signs of structural fatigue."
North American A person who operates or is in charge of an engine, especially the driver of a railroad locomotive.
"The locomotive engineer sounded the horn as the freight train approached the crossing."
A skillful contriver, originator, or mastermind of a complex plan, scheme, or enterprise.
"She was the chief political engineer behind the coalition's unexpected electoral victory."
• verb
To design, build, or modify a machine, structure, or system using scientific and technical methods.
"The aerospace company engineered a lightweight composite material for the new aircraft wing."
To skillfully or artfully arrange, contrive, or bring about an event, situation, or outcome.
"The board members engineered a quiet merger between the two competing firms."
To alter or modify the genetic structure of an organism or cell through biotechnology.
"Researchers engineered the crop to withstand prolonged periods of drought."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French 'engigneor', from Old French 'engignier' (a designer and constructor of military engines), ultimately from Latin 'ingenium' meaning 'innate quality, cleverness, or contrivance'.