Engineer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Engineer	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Engineer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
engineer n a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems Synonym(s): engineer, applied scientist, technologist the operator of a railway locomotive Synonym(s): engineer, locomotive engineer, railroad engineer, engine driver v design as an engineer; "He engineered the water supply project" plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" Synonym(s): mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Engineer \En`gi*neer"\, n. [OE. enginer: cf. OF. engignier, F. ing[82]nieur. See {Engine}, n.] 1. A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering. 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. [Colloq.] {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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Engineer \En`gineer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engineered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engineering}.] 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. [Colloq.]