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How to pronounce engineer
Say it like this: /ˌɛnd͡ʒɪˈnɪ(ə)ɹ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does engineer mean?
nounA soldier engaged in designing or constructing military works for attack or defence, or other engineering works.
A soldier in charge of operating a weapon; an artilleryman, a gunner.
“Wit's an unruly engine, wildly ſtriking / Sometimes a friend, ſometimes the engineer.”
A person professionally engaged in the technical design and construction of large-scale private and public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, railways, roads, etc.; a civil engineer.
verbTo employ one's abilities and knowledge as an engineer to design, construct, and/or maintain (something, such as a machine or a structure), usually for industrial or public use.
To use genetic engineering to alter or construct (a DNA sequence), or to alter (an organism).
“In an interesting animal study, scientists engineered mice with a specific gene defect that caused memory and learning problems.”
To plan or achieve (a goal) by contrivance or guile; to finagle, to wangle.
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