Phrase guide

civil engineer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An engineer who is specifically trained for and/or specialised in civil engineering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an engineer trained to design and construct and maintain public works (roads or bridges or harbors etc.)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: engineer, applied scientist, technologist

Narrower terms: highway engineer, Steinman, David Barnard Steinman

History

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cherokee: ᎠᏟᎶᎢᏙᎯ (atliloidohi) — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Chinese Mandarin: 土木工程師 /土木工程师 (tǔmù gōngchéngshī) — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Dutch: burgerlijk ingenieur — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Finnish: rakennusinsinööri — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • French: ingénieur civil — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Galician: enxeñeiro civil — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • German: Bauingenieurin — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • German: Bauingenieur — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Greek: πολιτικός μηχανικός (politikós michanikós) — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Hungarian: építőmérnök — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Irish: innealtóir sibhialta — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Polish: inżynier budownictwa lądowego — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Polish: inżynierka budownictwa lądowego — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Portuguese: engenheiro civil — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Romanian: inginer civil — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Romanian: ingineră civilă — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Scottish Gaelic: innleadair-thogalach — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Upper Sorbian: twarska inženjerka — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Upper Sorbian: twarski inženjer — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Swedish: väg- och vattenbyggnadsingenjör — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Tagalog: bayanhing agsikap — engineer specialised in civil engineering
  • Turkish: inşaat mühendisi — engineer specialised in civil engineering