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engineer

[ en-juh-neer ]
/ ĖŒÉ›n dŹ’É™ĖˆnÉŖÉ™r /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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Origin of engineer

1350–1400; engine + -eer; replacing Middle English engin(e)our<Anglo-French engineorOld French engigneor<Medieval Latin ingeniātor, equivalent to ingeniā(re) to design, devise (verbal derivative of ingenium;see engine) + Latin -tor-tor

OTHER WORDS FROM engineer

subĀ·enĀ·giĀ·neer, noununĀ·enĀ·giĀ·neered, adjectivewell-enĀ·giĀ·neered, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for engineer

engineer
/ (ĖŒÉ›ndŹ’ÉŖĖˆnÉŖÉ™) /

noun
verb (tr)
to originate, cause, or plan in a clever or devious mannerhe engineered the minister's downfall
to design, plan, or construct as a professional engineer

Word Origin for engineer

C14: enginer, from Old French engigneor, from engignier to contrive, ultimately from Latin ingenium skill, talent; see engine
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