engineer

[en-juh-neer] / ˌɛn dʒəˈnɪər /

NOUN

person who puts together things

Synonyms

STRONGEST

architect builder designer director inventor manager planner surveyor

STRONG

contriver deviser manipulator originator schemer sights techie

WEAK

technie

VERB

devise; bring about

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrange come up with conceive concoct create direct manage manipulate negotiate organize set up supervise

STRONG

angle cause con contrive control cook doctor effect encompass finagle jockey machinate maneuver operate originate plan plant plot rig scam scheme superintend swing upstage wangle work

WEAK

play games pull strings pull wires put one on put one over put over put through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy disarrange disorder disorganize mismanage

STRONG

forget ignore leave alone neglect

Example Sentences

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The FDE title itself was a way of branding a new professional identity for the traditionally low-status solutions engineer, noted Tom Hollands, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Suddenly he was asking his father, a former Microsoft engineer, to explain obscure Windows file formats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"It's been too long," the retired engineer tells the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Reid Wiseman is a US Navy test pilot turned astronaut, who spent six months on the International Space Station in 2014 as a flight engineer on Expedition 40.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

As flight engineer, she assisted the Soyuz TM-17 in reaching the Mir Space Station, where she spent five months.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

engineer

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