engineer

1. n. A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering. See under Engineering, n. Source: opted

2. n. One who manages as engine, particularly a steam engine; an engine driver. Source: opted

3. n. One who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance; an efficient manager. Source: opted

4. v. t. To lay out or construct, as an engineer; to perform the work of an engineer on; as, to engineer a road. Source: opted

5. v. t. To use contrivance and effort for; to guide the course of; to manage; as, to engineer a bill through Congress. Source: opted

6. n. a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems Source: wordnet

7. n. the operator of a railway locomotive Source: wordnet

8. v. design as an engineer Source: wordnet

9. v. plan and direct (a complex undertaking) Source: wordnet

10. 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. 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.] Source: webster

11. v:11/n:89 n. a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems n. the operator of a railway locomotive v. design as an engineer Source: ecdict

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