Synonyms 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

Matched Categories

1. • Design
   • Plan

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1. List of paraphrases for "engineer":

   engineers, mechanic, ingénieur, engineering, genius, machinist, mechanics, architect, technician, genie, p.eng., eng

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1. Neel Chatterjee:

   This arbitration was not about trade secrets but about employees leaving Google for new opportunities and an engineer being used as a pawn by two tech giants, google fought tooth and nail to take back every penny paid to Anthony Levandowski for Anthony Levandowski multibillion dollar contributions and now Uber is refusing to indemnify Anthony Levandowski despite explicitly agreeing to do so.

2. Peter Horbury:

   Both can learn from each other - the knowledge that we have that is in the bricks here of how to engineer a car the way Volvo has ... the way we approach design from a more human point of view perhaps, and the fact that the Chinese come with a spirit of 'Let's get it done,'.

3. Jonathan Barratt:

   U.S. producers are holding out, but I think they're bleeding as well, looking at current prices, oil producers will engineer something to push prices higher.

4. N. W. Dougherty:

   The ideal engineer is a composite ... He is not a scientist, he is not a mathematician, he is not a sociologist or a writer but he may use the knowledge and techniques of any or all of these disciplines in solving engineering problems.

5. Matt Rollens:

   We spend a lot of time trying to reverse engineer stuff, it's a daily requirement to go through and look at everything.