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Engineer Person Advanced Military Aircraft Job Latin Noun

Word3 engineer
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)/ /ˌendʒɪˈnɪr/
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  • we worked with a team of scientists and engineers.
  • you need the advice of a qualified engineer.
  • engineers who designed and built advanced military aircraft
  • they're sending an engineer to fix the problem with the heating.
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engineer

(noun)/ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)/ /ˌendʒɪˈnɪr/
  1. a person whose job involves designing and building engines, machines, roads, bridges, etc.
    • SEE ALSO chemical engineer
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/chemical-engineer
    • We worked with a team of scientists and engineers.
    • You need the advice of a qualified engineer.
    • engineers who designed and built advanced military aircraft
  2. a person who is trained to repair machines and electrical equipment
    • They're sending an engineer to fix the problem with the heating.
    • We were on the phone with a technical support engineer.
  3. a person whose job is to control and repair engines, especially on a ship or an aircraft
    • a flight engineer
    • the chief engineer on a cruise liner
  4. a person whose job is driving a railway engine
  5. a soldier trained to design and build military structures
  6. Word Origin

    • Middle English (denoting a designer and constructor of fortifications and weapons; formerly also as ingineer): in early use from Old French engigneor, from medieval Latin ingeniator, from ingeniare ‘contrive, devise’, from Latin ingenium ‘talent, device’, from in- ‘in’ + gignere ‘beget’; in later use from French ingénieur or Italian ingegnere, also based on Latin ingenium, with the ending influenced by -eer.
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