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Antonyms for engineer
ˌɛn dʒəˈnɪəren·gi·neer

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  1. engineer, applied scientist, technologistnoun

    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

    Synonyms:
    railroad engineer, technologist, applied scientist, engine driver, locomotive engineer

  2. engineer, locomotive engineer, railroad engineer, engine driververb

    the operator of a railway locomotive

    Synonyms:
    railroad engineer, technologist, applied scientist, engine driver, locomotive engineer

  3. engineerverb

    design as an engineer

    "He engineered the water supply project"

    Synonyms:
    organise, orchestrate, organize, direct, mastermind

  4. mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrateverb

    plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

    "he masterminded the robbery"

    Synonyms:
    coordinate, place, prepare, head, target, lead, get up, organize, take, unionize, point, aim, channelise, form, take aim, train, steer, manoeuver, address, manoeuvre, direct, channelize, organise, calculate, unionise, conduct, send, orchestrate, maneuver, mastermind, guide, machinate, devise

How to use engineer in a sentence?

  1. Carsten Spohr:

    I have worked at Lufthansa as an engineer, I have worked as a pilot at Lufthansa, I have carried responsibility as a manager at Lufthansa for many, many years, always, wherever I was, whoever my boss was, the rule was always safety is No. 1. And that this has happened to us I can only say we are sorry.

  2. Max Stier:

    You cannot engineer the plane and fly it at the same time.

  3. Robert Sumwalt:

    The only way that an operable train can accelerate would be if the engineer pushed the throttle forward.

  4. Ted Wheeler:

    We have continuously witnessed unsanctioned camping in clearly unsafe locations, sometimes jarringly close to reads and freeways. You don't need to be a traffic engineer to sense that's not safe.

  5. Lionel Fanthorpe:

    I look at my congregations instead of the TV screen, but when I heard this noise and members of the congregation moving towards the screen, I realized something was wrong, this was not what anybody could have ever imagined or wanted. Thankfully an engineer came to fix it and turn it off. It seems to be some kind of electronic accident.

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