engineer

A2 Topic:Work & Careers

US /ˌɛnd͡ʒɪˈnɪ(ə)ɹ/ UK /ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə/ See IPA manual

Freq #3613

Meanings

1

noun
A person whose job is to design, build, or maintain machines, structures, or systems.

The engineer designed a new bridge across the river.
2

noun
A person trained to operate or look after an engine or machinery.

The ship's engineer kept the motors running through the storm.
3

verb
To cleverly plan or arrange something so it happens the way you want.

He quietly engineered his own promotion within the company.

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Synonyms

2 noun · a person trained to operate... engineman

3 verb · to cleverly plan or arrange... orchestrate

Word family

Forms engineeredengineers

Derived forms astroengineerback-engineerbioengineeredbioneerengineerabilityengineerableengineeredengineeressengineeringengineerishengineerizationengineership

Related forms genius ingeniosity ingenious ingeniously ingeniousness ingenuity

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Etymology

The noun is derived from: * Middle English enginour (“one who designs, constructs, or operates military works for attack or defence, etc.; machine designer”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman enginour, engigneour [and other forms], and Middle French and Old French engigneor, engigneour, engignier (“one who designs, constructs, or operates military works for attack or defence; architect; carpenter; craftsman; designer; planner; one who deceives or schemes”) (modern French ingénieur), from engin (“contraption, device; machine; invention; creativity, ingenuity; intelligence; deception, ruse, t…

*ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European enginour Middle English engigneor Old French ingenium Latin ingénieur Middle French engigneour Old French ingegniere Italian

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# engineer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌɛnd͡ʒɪˈnɪ(ə)ɹ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə/
**Frequency rank:** 3613

## Meanings
1. A person whose job is to design, build, or maintain machines, structures, or systems.
2. A person trained to operate or look after an engine or machinery.
3. To cleverly plan or arrange something so it happens the way you want.

## Examples
- The engineer designed a new bridge across the river.
- The ship's engineer kept the motors running through the storm.
- He quietly engineered his own promotion within the company.

## Derived Forms
- astroengineer
- back-engineer
- bioengineered
- bioneer
- engineerability
- engineerable
- engineered
- engineeress
- engineering
- engineerish
- engineerization
- engineership

## Related Forms
- genius
- ingeniosity
- ingenious
- ingeniously
- ingeniousness
- ingenuity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ǵenh₁-
- Root: enginour
- Root: engigneor
- Root: ingenium
- Root: ingénieur
- Root: engigneour
- Root: ingegniere
- Affix: -eer - one who is concerned with

## Etymology
The noun is derived from: * Middle English enginour (“one who designs, constructs, or operates military works for attack or defence, etc.; machine designer”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman enginour, engigneour [and other forms], and Middle French and Old French engigneor, engigneour, engignier (“one who designs, constructs, or operates military works for attack or defence; architect; carpenter; craftsman; designer; planner; one who deceives or schemes”) (modern French ingénieur), from engin (“contraption, device; machine; invention; creativity, ingenuity; intelligence; deception, ruse, t…

## AI Etymology
Engineer: The noun is derived from: Middle English enginour. In current use, the main senses are “A person whose job is to design, build, or maintain machines, structures, or systems” and “A person trained to operate or look after an engine or machinery”. Its deeper ancestry includes Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

## Topics
- Work & Careers

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