engineer
/ˌendʒɪˈnɪər/ noun [C]Definition
› PRODUCTION 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: This is high-quality technical consultancy performed by highly trained engineers.design/mining engineer James Dyson is arguably Britain's best-known design engineer of modern times.
› WORKPLACE a person whose job is to repair or control machines, engines or electrical equipment: a service/telephone/heating engineer
→ See also automotive engineer, chemical engineer, civil engineer, electrical engineer, financial engineer, mechanical engineer, product engineer, project engineer, quality engineer, sales engineer, software engineer, structural engineer(Definition of engineer noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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