engineer
noun [ C ]
uk/ˌendʒɪˈnɪər/ us 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
engineer
verb [ T ]
uk/ˌendʒɪˈnɪər/ us PRODUCTION
to design and build something using scientific principles:
If you tell us the size of the part that you need, we will engineer it to fit.
to try to arrange for something to happen, usually something complicated or difficult:
The more restrictive economic environment comes as part of China's effort to engineer a gradual slowdown of its economic boom.