what does engineer mean?
ENGINEER as NOUN
- Meaning
- a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
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Hypernyms(s) engineer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the operator of a railway locomotive
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Hypernyms(s) engineer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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ENGINEER as VERB
- Meaning
- plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
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- he masterminded the robbery
Hypernyms(s) engineer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- He engineered the water supply project
Hypernyms(s) engineer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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