Noun: engineer ,en-ju'neer
- A person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
"The engineer developed a more efficient solar panel";
- applied scientist, technologist
- The operator of a railway locomotive
"The locomotive engineer skilfully guided the train through the mountain pass";
- locomotive engineer, railroad engineer [N. Amer], engine driver [Brit]
- Design as an engineer
"He engineered the water supply project"
- Plan and control how a complex undertaking is done
"he engineered the robbery";
- mastermind, direct, organize, organise [Brit], orchestrate
Derived forms: engineers, engineered, engineering
Type of: actor, doer, manipulator, operator, plan, worker
Encyclopedia: Engineer, Architect and Surveyor