Dictionary Definition
engineer
Noun
1 a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve
practical problems [syn: applied
scientist, technologist]
Verb
1 design as an engineer; "He engineered the water
supply project"
2 plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he
masterminded the robbery" [syn: mastermind, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Noun
- A person who is qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering.
- A person who, given a problem and a specific set of goals and constraints, finds a technical solution to the problem that satisfies those goals within those constraints. The goals and constraints may be technical, social, or business related.
- A person who operates an engine (such as a locomotive).
Translations
Person qualified or professionally engaged in
engineering
- Arabic: (muhandis)
- Bosnian: inženjer
- Chinese: 技师 (jìshī)
- Croatian: inženjer
- Czech: inženýr
- Dutch: ingenieur
- Finnish: insinööri
- French: ingénieur
- German: Ingenieur, Ingenieurin
- Hungarian: mérnök
- Irish: innealtóir
- Italian: ingegnere
- Japanese: 技術者 (ぎじゅつしゃ, gijutsusha)
- Korean: 공학자 (gonghakja)
- Kurdish:
- Lower Sorbian: inženjer
- Norwegian: ingeniør
- Persian: (mohandes)
- Polish: inżynier
- Portuguese: engenheiro
- Romanian: inginer
- Russian: инженер
- Scottish Gaelic: innleadair
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic: инжењер
- Roman: inženjer
- Cyrillic: инжењер
- Spanish: ingeniero
- Swedish: ingenjör (1)
- Thai: (wísàwàgon)
- Turkish: muhendis
- Upper Sorbian: inženjer
- Vietnamese: kĩ sư
A person who finds a technical solution to a
problem
- Bosnian: inženjer
- Croatian: inženjer
- Dutch: ingenieur m|f, probleemoplosser
- Finnish: suunnittelija
- Romanian: ingenios
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic: инжењер
- Roman: inženjer
- Cyrillic: инжењер
Locomotive operator
- Bosnian: vozovođa
- Croatian: vlakovođa, vozovođa
- Dutch: machinist
- Finnish: junankuljettaja
- French: machiniste
- German: Maschinist , Maschinistin
- Italian: macchinista
- Japanese: 機関士 (きかんし, kikánshi)
- Korean: 기술자 (gisulja)
- Polish: maszynista
- Portuguese: maquinista
- Romanian: mecanic m|f
- Russian: машинист (mašiníst)
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic: возовођа
- Roman: vozovođa
- Cyrillic: возовођа
- Swedish: lokförare
- Vietnamese: người phụ trách máy
Verb
Translations
To work as engineer
- Finnish: suunnitella, toteuttaa (depending on the focus of the work)
To do genetic engineering
To plan or achieve a goal by contrivance or
guile
- Finnish: suunnitella, juonia
- Portuguese: maquinar
Extensive Definition
portal Engineering An
engineer is a person who is professionally engaged in a field of
engineering.
Engineers are concerned with developing economical and safe
solutions to practical problems, by applying mathematics and scientific
knowledge while considering technical constraints. As such, the
work of engineers is the link between perceived needs of society
and commercial applications.
Role in society
In addition to design and development, many engineers work in testing, production, or maintenance. These engineers supervise production in factories, determine the causes of component failure, and test manufactured products to maintain quality. They also estimate the time and cost to complete projects. Some move into engineering management or into sales. In sales, an engineering background enables them to discuss technical aspects and assist in product planning, installation, and use. Supervisory engineers are responsible for major components or entire projects.Lists of notable engineers by discipline
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- List of aerospace engineers
- List of nuclear engineers
- List of electrical engineers
- list of electronics engineers
- List of genetic engineers
- List of chemical engineers
- List of mechanical engineers
- List of civil engineers
- List of industrial engineers
- List of materials engineers
- List of structural engineers
- List of systems engineers
- List of network engineers
- List of environmental engineers
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engineer in Azerbaijani: Mühəndislik
engineer in Bulgarian: Инженер
engineer in Breton: Engenheiro
engineer in Czech: Inženýr
engineer in Danish: Ingeniør
engineer in German: Ingenieur
engineer in Spanish: Ingeniero
engineer in Esperanto: Inĝeniero
engineer in Persian: مهندس
engineer in French: Ingénieur
engineer in Hindi: अभियंता
engineer in Indonesian: Insinyur
engineer in Italian: Ingegnere
engineer in Hebrew: מהנדס
engineer in Dutch: Ingenieur
engineer in Japanese: 技術者
engineer in Korean: 기술자
engineer in Norwegian: Ingeniør
engineer in Norwegian Nynorsk: Ingeniør
engineer in Polish: Inżynier
engineer in Portuguese: Engenheiro
engineer in Romanian: Inginer
engineer in Russian: Инженер
engineer in Simple English: Engineer
engineer in Serbian: Инжењер
engineer in Turkish: Mühendis
engineer in Finnish: Insinööri
engineer in Swedish: Ingenjör
engineer in Thai: วิศวกร
engineer in Vietnamese: Kỹ sư
engineer in Ukrainian: Інженер
engineer in Urdu: انجینیر
engineer in Chinese: 工程师
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Seabee,
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ancestors, angle, apprentice, architect, arrange, artificer, artist, author, automotive engineer, be
productive, be responsible for, begetter, beginner, brew, bring about, bring into
being, bring to fruition, build, builder, cabal, call the signals, captain, carry on, cause, ceramic engineer, chemical
engineer, civil engineer, clear, clear the hurdle, collude, combat engineer, come
along, come on, command,
communications engineer, complot, conceiver, concoct, conduct, conductor, connive, conspire, construct, constructor, contrive, contriver, control, cook up, countermine, counterplot, craftsman, creator, cut the mustard,
designer, develop, devise, deviser, direct, discoverer, do, driver, effector, effectuate, electrical
engineer, electronics engineer, engenderer, engine driver,
engineman, execute, executor, executrix, father, finagle, finesse, founder, frame, frame up, fuel engineer,
functionary,
generator, geological
engineer, gerrymander, get along, get
by, get on, go on, govern, gripman, grower, hack it, handle, handler, hatch, hatch a plot, hatch up,
head, head up, highway
engineer, hogger,
hoghead, hydraulic
engineer, inaugurator, industrial
engineer, industrialist, industrialize, initiator, instigator, institutor, intrigue, introducer, invent, inventor, jockey, journeyman, lay a plot,
lead, lead on, machinate, make, make it, make out, make the
grade, make the rules, maker, manage, manage somehow, maneuver, manipulate, manipulator, manufacturer, marine
engineer, mass-produce, master, master craftsman,
mastermind, mechanic, mechanical engineer,
metallurgical engineer, metallurgist, military
engineer, mother,
motorman, muddle
through, negotiate,
nuclear engineer, officer, operant, operate, operative, operator, order, ordnance engineer, organize, organizer, originate, originator, overproduce, past master,
perform, petroleum
engineer, pilot, pioneer, plan, planner, play games, plot, power engineer, power-supply
engineer, precursor,
prescribe, prime
mover, produce, producer, product engineer,
pull strings, pull the strings, put over, put through, quarterback, radar engineer,
radio engineer, raiser,
realize, realizer, regulate, repairman, rig, rocket engineer, run, runner, sanitary engineer,
sapper, sapper and miner,
scheme, scrape along, set
up, shaper, sire, skipper, smith, steam engineer, steersman, succeed in,
swing, swing the deal,
take command, take the lead, technician, ventilation
engineer, volume-produce, wangle, water-supply engineer,
work, worry along, wright