Meaning

10 senses
  1. (also, figuratively)A soldier engaged in designing or constructing military works for attack or defence, or other engineering works.

  2. (broadly)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.

  3. (broadly)Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally), a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.

    Ingenieur, Ingenieurin

    инжене́рinženér, инжене́ркаinženérka, инжене́ршаinženérša

    інжене́рinženér, інжене́ркаinženérka

  4. A person trained to operate an engine.

    (broadly, historical)A person who operates a steam engine; specifically (nautical), a person employed to operate the steam engine in the engine room of a ship.

  5. (US, broadly)A person who drives or operates a fire engine (firefighting apparatus).

  6. (US, broadly)A person who drives or operates a locomotive; a train driver.

    Lokomotivführer, Lokomotivführerin, Maschinist

    машини́стmašiníst

    машині́стmašyníst

    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

  7. (broadly)Preceded by a qualifying word: a person who uses abilities or knowledge to manipulate events or people.

    a political engineer

  8. (broadly, derogatory, often)A person who formulates plots or schemes; a plotter, a schemer.

  9. An honorific title given to engineers before their name.

  10. (also, figuratively, obsolete)A soldier in charge of operating a weapon; an artilleryman, a gunner.

Examples

326 sentences
  1. I want to be an engineer.

    Я хочу бути інженером. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ хочу стать инженером. — Wadimiy

    deIch will Ingenieur werden. — MUIRIEL

  2. I've decided to become an engineer.

    Я вирішив стати інженером. — deniko

    ruЯ решил стать инженером. — odexed

    deIch habe beschlossen, Ingenieur zu werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I'm going to be an engineer.

    Я буду інженером. — deniko

  4. Tom is an engineer and so is Mary.

    Том інженер, і Мері також. — deniko

    ruТом - инженер, и Мэри тоже. — marafon

  5. I want to become an engineer.

    Я хочу стати інженером. — JeNNeR

    ruЯ хочу стать инженером. — Wadimiy

    deIch will Ingenieur werden. — MUIRIEL

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so:
person who drives or operates a locomotive:
Русский
By meaning 2
person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so:
person who drives or operates a locomotive:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so:
person who drives or operates a locomotive:

Origin

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