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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
en•gi•neer /ˌɛndʒəˈnɪr/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. a person who is trained in any of various branches of engineering: a civil engineer;
    an electrical engineer.
  2. a person who operates or is in charge of a railroad locomotive.

v. [~ + object]
  1. to plan, build, construct, or manage as an engineer:This bridge is engineered for heavy traffic.
  2. to arrange, manage, or carry through by skillful or clever means:He engineered the election of his friend.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
en•gi•neer  (en′jə nēr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering:a mechanical engineer; a civil engineer.
  2. Rail Transporta person who operates or is in charge of an engine.
  3. Rail TransportAlso called locomotive engineer. a person who operates or is in charge of a locomotive.
  4. Militarya member of an army, navy, or air force specially trained in engineering work.
  5. a skillful manager:a political engineer.

v.t. 
  1. to plan, construct, or manage as an engineer:He's engineered several big industrial projects.
  2. to design or create using the techniques or methods of engineering:The motor has been engineered to run noiselessly.
  3. to arrange, manage, or carry through by skillful or artful contrivance:He certainly engineered the election campaign beautifully.
  • Medieval Latin ingeniātor, equivalent. to ingeniā(re) to design, devise (verb, verbal derivative of ingenium; see engine) + Latin -tor -tor
  • Anglo-French engineor Old French engigneor
  • 1350–1400; engine + -eer; replacing Middle English engin(e)our

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
engineer / ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪə/
  1. a person trained in any branch of the profession of engineering
  2. the originator or manager of a situation, system, etc
  3. a mechanic; person who repairs or services machines
  4. the driver of a railway locomotive
  5. an officer responsible for a ship's engines
  6. Informal name: sapper a member of the armed forces, esp the army, trained in engineering and construction work
 (transitive)
  1. to originate, cause, or plan in a clever or devious manner: he engineered the minister's downfall
  2. to design, plan, or construct as a professional engineer
Etymology: 14th Century: enginer, from Old French engigneor, from engignier to contrive, ultimately from Latin ingenium skill, talent; see engine
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