ENGINEERS

Noun

engineers

plural of engineer

Verb

engineers

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engineer

Source: Wiktionary


ENGINEER

En`gi*neer", n. Etym: [OE. enginer: cf. OF. engignier, F. ingénieur. 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.

En`gi*neer", 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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