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engineer
English
Etymology
From Middle English engyneour, engineour, from Old French engigneor, engignier, from engin or from Medieval Latin ingeniator (“one who creates or one who uses an engine”), from ingenium (“nature, native talent, skill”), from in (“in”) + gignere (“to beget, produce”), Old Latin genere; see ingenious hence "one who produces or generates [new] things". Sometimes erroneously linked with engine +? -eer (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??nd????n??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??nd????n??/
- Hyphenation: en?gi?neer
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Noun
engineer (plural engineers)
- A person who is qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering.
- (Philippines) A title given to an engineer.
- (chiefly US) A person who controls motion of substance (such as a locomotive).
- (nautical) A person employed in the engine room of a ship.
Usage notes
- Adjectives often applied to "engineer": agricultural, mechanical, electrical, civil, architectural, environmental, industrial, optical, nuclear, structural, chemical, military, electronic, professional, chartered, licensed, certified, qualified.
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Descendants
- ? Burmese: ??????????? (anggyangniya)
- ? Hawaiian: ?enekinia
- ? Hindi: ???????? (iñj?niyar)
- ? Japanese: ????? (enjinia)
Translations
Verb
engineer (third-person singular simple present engineers, present participle engineering, simple past and past participle engineered)
- (transitive) To design, construct or manage something as an engineer.
- (transitive) To alter or construct something by means of genetic engineering.
- (transitive) To plan or achieve some goal by contrivance or guile; to wangle or finagle.
- (transitive) To control motion of substance; to change motion.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To work as an engineer.
Derived terms
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Further reading
- engineer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- engineer in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “engineer”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
Anagrams
- re-engine, reengine
engineer From the web:
- what engineering
- what engineer makes the most money
- what engineers do
- what engineering pays the most
- what engineer should i be
- what engineering jobs are in demand
- what engineers work on cars
- what engineer is elon musk
technician
English
Etymology
From technic +? -ian.
Pronunciation
- enPR: t?k-n?sh'?n, IPA(key): /tek?n???n/
Noun
technician (plural technicians)
- A person who studies or practises technology.
- Synonyms: techie, technologist
- Hyponyms: engineer, mechanic
- Antonym: Luddite
Related terms
- technical
- technically
Translations
Further reading
- technician on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
technician From the web:
- what technicians make the most money
- what technician do
- what technician means
- what technician does
- technician what are the requirements
- what does technician mean
- what lab technicians do
- what's pharmacy technician
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