An engineer is someone who possesses the knowledge or expertise to create and implement plans or build machines. Even if you're not an engineer, when you engineer you make plans and solve problems.
A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering. See under
Noun
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
Noun
the operator of a railway locomotive
Verb
plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
Verb
design as an engineer; "He engineered the water supply project"
n.
A person skilled in the principles and practice of any
branch of engineering. See under Engineering, n.
n.
One who manages as engine, particularly a steam engine;
an engine driver.
n.
One who carries through an enterprise by skillful or
artful contrivance; an efficient manager.
v. t.
To lay out or construct, as an engineer; to perform
the work of an engineer on; as, to engineer a road.
v. t.
To use contrivance and effort for; to guide the course
of; to manage; as, to engineer a bill through Congress.
Engineer
Engineer
A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering. See under
Usage Examples
I need to develop a car and engineer a car in a position that feels comfortable for me, and I don't think anyone can do a better job than I can in that position. The problem for me is if I can't get the car there I do struggle more than some.
My dad, of course, like a lot of Asian parents, wanted me to be an engineer or doctor and never could understand why I would want to be a lawyer. And then, when I first said I wanted to run for office, he thought that was absolutely insane.
I was really bright as a kid and tested well, and it was clear that I was going to get scholarships to any schools I wanted. My dad always said I could be an engineer at that time it was the elite of society: steady job, working in science, which was then the answer to every problem we had. It was kind of a mandate. Kind of a dream he had for me.
I would say the most help I got was from my dad. My dad is a civil engineer in Switzerland he's 90 years old now, so he's no longer active as a civil engineer, but still a very active person.
My dad was an engineer and so I had this picture of science and technology and pursuits of the mind as being more impressive than artistic pursuits, which I saw a as kind of frivolous.
A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering.
My training as an engineer has enabled me to design the stuff, but the reason I do it is not to make music but for the opportunity to work with musicians.
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Other Usage ExamplesMost of the work performed by a development engineer results in failure.
Another hero was Tom Swift, in the books. What he stood for, the freedom, the scientific knowledge and being and engineer gave him the ability to invent solutions to problems. He's always been a hero to me. I buy old Tom Swift books now and read them to my own children.
I went to military college in Canada and graduated as an officer in the Navy but also as an engineer.
I scientifically engineer my music to be as accessible as possible.
If we try to engineer outcomes, if we overturn tradition to make everyone the same, we ruin society. If we upset tradition to allow for an equal shot at the starting gate, everyone wins, except for the charlatans and would be dictators.
And so when I moved to IBM, I moved because I thought I could apply technology. I didn't actually have to do my engineer - I was an electrical engineer, but I could apply it. And that was when I changed. And when I got there, though, I have to say, at the time, I really never felt there was a constraint about being a woman. I really did not.
You have teenagers thinking they're going to make millions as NBA stars when that's not realistic for even 1 percent of them. Becoming a scientist or engineer is.
When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.
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