From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Engineer \En'gi*neer"\, verb (used with an object) [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.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Engineer \En'gi*neer"\, noun [OE. enginer: cf. OF. engignier, F. ing['e]nieur. See {Engine}, noun]
1. A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering; as, a civil engineer; an electronic engineer; a chemical engineer. See under {Engineering}, noun [1913 Webster +PJC]
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}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems [syn: {applied scientist}, {technologist}]
2: the operator of a railway locomotive [syn: {locomotive engineer}, {railroad engineer}, {engine driver}]
verb
1: design as an engineer; "He engineered the water supply project"
2: plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" [syn: {mastermind}, {direct}, {organize}, {organise}, {orchestrate}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
222 Moby Thesaurus words for "engineer": Seabee, accomplish, achieve, act, aeronautical engineer, agent, agricultural engineer, ancestors, angle, apprentice, architect, arrange, artificer, artist, author, automotive engineer, be productive, be responsible for, begetter, beginner, brew, bring about, bring into being, bring to fruition, build, builder, cabal, call the signals, captain, carry on, cause, ceramic engineer, chemical engineer, civil engineer, clear, clear the hurdle, collude, combat engineer, come along, come on, command, communications engineer, complot, conceiver, concoct, conduct, conductor, connive, conspire, construct, constructor, contrive, contriver, control, cook up, countermine, counterplot, craftsman, creator, cut the mustard, designer, develop, devise, deviser, direct, discoverer, do, driver, effector, effectuate, electrical engineer, electronics engineer, engenderer, engine driver, engineman, execute, executor, executrix, father, finagle, finesse, founder, frame, frame up, fuel engineer, functionary, generator, geological engineer, gerrymander, get along, get by, get on, go on, govern, gripman, grower, hack it, handle, handler, hatch, hatch a plot, hatch up, head, head up, highway engineer, hogger, hoghead, hydraulic engineer, inaugurator, industrial engineer, industrialist, industrialize, initiator, instigator, institutor, intrigue, introducer, invent, inventor, jockey, journeyman, lay a plot, lead, lead on, machinate, make, make it, make out, make the grade, make the rules, maker, manage, manage somehow, maneuver, manipulate, manipulator, manufacturer, marine engineer, mass-produce, master, master craftsman, mastermind, mechanic, mechanical engineer, metallurgical engineer, metallurgist, military engineer, mother, motorman, muddle through, negotiate, nuclear engineer, officer, operant, operate, operative, operator, order, ordnance engineer, organize, organizer, originate, originator, overproduce, past master, perform, petroleum engineer, pilot, pioneer, plan, planner, play games, plot, power engineer, power-supply engineer, precursor, prescribe, prime mover, produce, producer, product engineer, pull strings, pull the strings, put over, put through, quarterback, radar engineer, radio engineer, raiser, realize, realizer, regulate, repairman, rig, rocket engineer, run, runner, sanitary engineer, sapper, sapper and miner, scheme, scrape along, set up, shaper, sire, skipper, smith, steam engineer, steersman, succeed in, swing, swing the deal, take command, take the lead, technician, ventilation engineer, volume-produce, wangle, water-supply engineer, work, worry along, wright
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