engineer
noun [C] /ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪər/
/-ˈnɪr/ Definition
A2 a person whose job is to design or build machines, engines, or electrical equipment, or things such as roads, railways, or bridges, using scientific principles: a civil engineer a mechanical/structural engineer a software engineerCivil engineering in general › a person whose job is to repair or control machines, engines, or electrical equipment: a computer engineer The engineer is coming to repair our phone tomorrow morning.Civil engineering in general › US an engine driverRailway workers
(Definition of engineer noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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