imagineer

American  

[ih-maj-uh-neer] / ɪˌmædʒ əˈnɪər /

noun

1. a person who is skilled in implementing creative ideas into practical form.

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Etymology

Origin of imagineer

First recorded in 1940–45; imagin(e) + (engin)eer ( def. )

Example Sentences

During their years at the studio, the Shermans were as much a part of the early Disney magic as the imagineers, who designed the theme parks and imagined the rides.

From Los Angeles Times

I love theater and I love working with great imagineers that are combined with entertainment, but artists and these performers that are at their highest level.

From Salon

“At that point, that’s where the imagineering begins,” said Gary London, senior principal at the San Diego real estate consulting company London Moeder Advisors.

From Seattle Times

“I feel like I’m an imagineer,” says Trejo, who cared for her ailing father before his death, and lives with her 85-year-old mother.

From Los Angeles Times

Mysterious imagineers from Mr. Lemoncello’s headquarters in New York City had come to Alexandriaville to make what the local newspaper called “a few minor alterations.”

From Literature