What are some alternative words for engineer?
Synonyms for engineer
ˌɛn dʒəˈnɪər
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Princeton's WordNet
engineer, applied scientist, technologist(noun)
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
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railroad engineer, technologist, applied scientist, engine driver, locomotive engineerengineer, locomotive engineer, railroad engineer, engine driver(verb)
the operator of a railway locomotive
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railroad engineer, technologist, applied scientist, engine driver, locomotive engineerengineer(verb)
design as an engineer
"He engineered the water supply project"
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organise, orchestrate, organize, direct, mastermindmastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate(verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
"he masterminded the robbery"
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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
Words popularity by usage frequency
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|---|---|---|
| #233 | send | |
| #246 | take | |
| #249 | address | |
| #316 | place | |
| #342 | guide | |
| #368 | form | |
| #438 | point | |
| #692 | head | |
| #783 | direct | |
| #931 | engineering | |
| #1176 | lead | |
| #1584 | target | |
| #2505 | train | |
| #2645 | conduct | |
| #2751 | aim | |
| #3365 | engineer | |
| #3552 | prepare | |
| #3852 | calculate | |
| #4066 | engineers | |
| #5683 | eng | |
| #6719 | architect | |
| #6989 | coordinate | |
| #7158 | technician | |
| #7215 | mechanics | |
| #7411 | organize | |
| #8200 | genius | |
| #11257 | mechanic | |
| #16660 | organise | |
| #16778 | steer | |
| #19826 | genie | |
| #22251 | devise | |
| #23550 | maneuver | |
| #26560 | technologist | |
| #32640 | mastermind | |
| #37023 | machinist | |
| #53434 | manoeuvre | |
| #73733 | orchestrate | |
| #128727 | unionize | |
| #136166 | ingenieur |
How to use engineer in a sentence?
Go Cubes co-creator Geoffrey Woo:
We were always figuring out how to be better versions of ourselves, to improve our mental performance we wanted to optimize our schedules, how we’d approach people, how we’d talk to girls, how we’d take classes. When it came to coffee, we thought we could hack it, re-engineer it and make it better.
They need to re-engineer their devices with security built in.
The Taste Buddy could eventually help save lives, by allowing people to switch to healthier food choices, many children hate the taste of vegetables. So I knew that when I became an engineer, I wanted to make a device that could allow children to eat vegetables that taste like chocolate.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency:
Those in this area should evacuate and seek higher ground! after inspection, the County Engineer believe failure of the dam is imminent.
For 'tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard...
Translations for engineer
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- مهندس, مهندسةArabic
- инженер, машинистBulgarian
- enginyerCatalan, Valencian
- inženýrCzech
- peiriannwr, peiriannyddWelsh
- ingeniørDanish
- Maschinistin, Maschinist, Ingenieurin, IngenieurGerman
- μηχανικός, σκαρώνω, εξυφαίνω, μηχανολόγος, απεργάζομαι, χαλκεύωGreek
- inĝenieroEsperanto
- ingenieroSpanish
- insenerEstonian
- مهندس, انجنیرPersian
- toteuttaa, veturinkuljettaja, suunnitella, suunnittelija, juonia, insinööriFinnish
- verkfrøðingurFaroese
- ingénieure, ingénieur, mécanicien, machinisteFrench
- innealtóirIrish
- innleadair, einnseanairScottish Gaelic
- maquinista, enxeñeiroGalician
- jeshaghteyrManx
- מהנדס, הינדסHebrew
- mérnökHungarian
- macchinista, ingegnereItalian
- エンジニア, 機関士, 技師, 技術者Japanese
- វិស្វករKhmer
- 공학자, 기술자Korean
- fectumLatin
- Ingenieurin, IngenieurLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ນາຍຊ່າງLao
- इंजिनियरMarathi
- juruteraMalay
- ingenieur, probleemoplosser, machinistDutch
- ingeniørNorwegian
- maszynista, inżynierPolish
- engenheiro, maquinista, maquinarPortuguese
- mecanic, ingenios, ingineră, inginerRomanian
- инженер, машинистRussian
- влаковођа, inženjer, стројовођа, mašinovođa, инжењер, vozovođa, vlakovođa, машиновођа, strojovođa, возовођаSerbo-Croatian
- මැවිසුරුSinhala, Sinhalese
- inžinierSlovak
- lokförare, ingenjörSwedish
- యంత్రకారుడుTelugu
- วิศวกรThai
- inhinyeroTagalog
- mühendisTurkish
- انجینئرUrdu
- kĩ sư, người phụ trách máyVietnamese
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