engineer
noun
a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering.
engineers
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pluralof engineer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof engineer (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
engineernouna person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering.
Example Sentences
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Five years ago, the engineers on the frontier of artificial intelligence trained a model to solve thousands of basic math problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
The National Grid said engineers had restored power to more than 60,000 properties since Storm Austen began - but more than 10,000 homes were still without power on Friday evening.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Six Flags is also hiring independent engineers and ride-inspection professionals to review safety procedures across all its rides, Reilly said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
For that project, the engineers patterned a gel disk with grooves extending outward from its center and forming concentric circles.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
If American and British engineers could build an underground tunnel long enough and somehow reach the cables from below, then the Soviets would have no idea that the United States was listening in.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
