engineer
A soldier engaged in designing or constructing military works for attack or defence, or other engineering works.
Other meanings
A person professionally engaged in the technical design and construction of large-scale private and public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, railways, roads, etc.; a civil engineer.
Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.
Related words
- astroengineer
- bioneer
- engineership
- enginerd
- glycoengineer
- Imagineer
- microengineer
- misengineer
- motorneer
- nanoengineer
- neuroengineer
- socioengineer
Word history
From Old French "engigneor".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “engineer” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.