marine engineer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of marine engineer
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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A marine engineer by training, she started working at the canal in 1985 when it was controlled by the United States.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
“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
She also paid the educational fees for the first marine engineer officer from Mauritius.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2022
However, it was his collaboration with the marine engineer Fortescue Flannery that led to the company’s domination of the burgeoning oil trade.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2021
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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