marine engineer

American

noun

an officer who operates, maintains, and repairs the machinery of a ship.

marine engineer British

noun

an engineer responsible for all heavy machinery on a ship or an offshore structure

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Etymology

Origin of marine engineer

First recorded in 1930–35

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marine engineer

A marine engineer by training, she started working at the canal in 1985 when it was controlled by the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

She told the court Mr MacDonald, a marine engineer, was on sick leave after suffering a back injury in spring 2022 when he visited osteopath Mr MacKenzie.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2024

“In general, there are insufficient data about microplastics concentration in the ocean,” says University of Michigan marine engineer and study coauthor Yulin Pan.

From Scientific American ● May 5, 2023

To ensure reliability, said Kiley Sampson, a marine engineer who is operations manager for Sustainable Marine Canada, the project has adapted proven technologies from ships and offshore oil drilling.

From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2022

A passion for tampering with the works of watches not infrequently characterizes the marine engineer.

From The Coast of Adventure by Harold Bindloss

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