noun · verb · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə/
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General-American:/ˌɛnd͡ʒɪˈnɪ(ə)ɹ/
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India:/ˈɪn.dʒɪ.ˈniː.jər/
India:/ɪnˈdʒiː.nɪ.jər/
rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:EH1 N JH AH0 N IH1 R
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A soldier engaged in designing or constructing military works for attack or defence, or other engineering works.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A soldier in charge of operating a weapon; an artilleryman, a gunner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively, obsolete
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person professionally engaged in the technical design and construction of large-scale private and public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, railways, roads, etc.; a civil engineer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally), a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A person trained to operate an engine.
A person who operates a steam engine; specifically (nautical), a person employed to operate the steam engine in the engine room of a ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: engineman
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A person trained to operate an engine.
A person who drives or operates a fire engine (firefighting apparatus).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, broadly
Topics: firefighting, government
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A person trained to operate an engine.
A person who drives or operates a locomotive; a train driver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, broadly
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: footplateman
8
noun
Meaning 8
Preceded by a qualifying word: a person who uses abilities or knowledge to manipulate events or people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Examples
a political engineer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
A person who formulates plots or schemes; a plotter, a schemer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, derogatory, often
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
An honorific title given to engineers before their name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
verb
Meaning 11
To employ one's abilities and knowledge as an engineer to design, construct, and/or maintain (something, such as a machine or a structure), usually for industrial or public use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
verb
Meaning 12
To use genetic engineering to alter or construct (a DNA sequence), or to alter (an organism).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
verb
Meaning 13
To plan or achieve (a goal) by contrivance or guile; to finagle, to wangle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
verb
Meaning 14
To formulate plots or schemes; to plot, to scheme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: machinate
Antonyms: none provided
15
verb
Meaning 15
To work as an engineer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
16
noun
Meaning 16
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Narrower terms: aeronautical engineer, aerospace engineer, army engineer, military engineer, automotive engineer, civil engineer, electrical engineer, marine engineer, naval engineer, mechanical engineer, metallurgist, metallurgical engineer, mining engineer, programmer, computer programmer, coder, software engineer, rocket engineer, rocket scientist, surveyor, Daimler, Gottlieb Daimler, Diesel, Rudolf Diesel, Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel, Donkin, Bryan Donkin, Eiffel, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, Fuller, Buckminster Fuller, R. Buckminster Fuller, Richard Buckminster Fuller, Goethals, George Washington Goethals, Junkers, Hugo Junkers, Kettering, Charles Kettering, Charles Franklin Kettering, Leonardo, Leonardo da Vinci, da Vinci, Roebling, John Roebling, John Augustus Roebling, Shannon, Claude Shannon, Claude E. Shannon, Claude Elwood Shannon, Siemens, Karl Wilhelm Siemens, Sir Charles William Siemens, Sperry, Elmer Ambrose Sperry, Trevithick, Richard Trevithick, Watson, Thomas Augustus Watson, Watt, James Watt
17
noun
Meaning 17
the operator of a railway locomotive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
The noun is derived from: * Middle English enginour (“one who designs, constructs, or operates military works for attack or defence, etc.; machine designer”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman enginour, engigneour [and other forms], and Middle French and Old French engigneor, engigneour, engignier (“one who designs, constructs, or operates military works for attack or defence; architect; carpenter; craftsman; designer; planner; one who deceives or schemes”) (modern French ingénieur), from engin (“contraption, device; machine; invention; creativity, ingenuity; intelligence; deception, ruse, trickery”) + -eor, -or (suffix forming agent nouns); engin is derived from Latin ingenium (“innate or natural quality, nature; intelligence, natural capacity; ability, skill, talent; (Medieval Latin) engine; machine”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside, within’) + gignere (the present active infinitive of gignō (“to bear, beget, give birth to; to cause, produce, yield”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- (“to beget, give birth to; to produce”)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns); and * from engine + -er (occupational suffix); and * from engine + -eer (suffix forming nouns denoting people associated with, concerned with, or engaged in specified activities), possibly modelled after Middle French ingénieur (a variant of Middle French, Old French engigneour; see above), and Italian ingegniere (“engineer”) (obsolete; modern Italian ingegnere). The verb is derived from the noun. Cognates * Medieval Latin, Late Latin ingeniārius (“engineer”) * Medieval Latin ingeniator (“one constructing or using an engine”) * Old Occitan engenhador, enginhador * Portuguese engenhador (obsolete), engenheiro (“engineer”) * Spanish engeñero (obsolete), ingeniero (“engineer”)
Across languages
Translations
261 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
анџьныр
(andžnər)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Afrikaans:
ingenieur
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Albanian:
inxhinier
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Albanian:
inxhiniere
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Albanian:
mendis
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Amharic:
ኢንጂነር
(ʾinǧinär)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Amharic:
መሀንዲስ
(mähändis)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Arabic:
مُهَنْدِس
(muhandis)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Arabic:
مُهَنْدِسَة
(muhandisa)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Arabic:
مهندس
(muhandis)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Arabic:
مهندس
(muhándes)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܡܲܚܵܪܵܐ
(maḥḥārē)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܡܲܚܵܪܬܵܐ
(maḥḥārtā)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Armenian:
ինժեներ
(inžener)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Armenian:
ճարտարագետ
(čartaraget)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Assamese:
অভিযন্তা
(obhizonta)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Asturian:
inxenieru
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Azerbaijani:
mühəndis
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Azerbaijani:
injener
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Belarusian:
інжыне́р
(inžynjér)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Belarusian:
інжыне́рка
(inžynjérka)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Belarusian:
інжынэ́р
(inžynér)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Belarusian:
інжынэ́рка
(inžynérka)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Bengali:
প্রকৌশলী
(prokōusli)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Bulgarian:
инжене́р
(inženér)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Bulgarian:
инжене́рка
(inženérka)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Burmese:
အင်ဂျင်နီယာ
(anggyangniya)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Carpathian Rusyn:
інжінї́р
(inžinjír)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Catalan:
enginyer
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Catalan:
enginyera
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Chinese Cantonese:
工程師 /工程师
(gung1 cing4 si1)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Chinese Cantonese:
技師 /技师
(gei6 si1)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Chinese:
技師 /技师
(zh-min-nan)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Chinese:
工程師 /工程师
(zh-min-nan)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Chinese Mandarin:
工程師 /工程师
(gōngchéngshī)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Chinese Mandarin:
技師 /技师
(jìshī)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Crimean Tatar:
müendis
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Czech:
inženýr
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Czech:
inženýrka
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Danish:
ingeniør
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Dutch:
ingenieur
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Esperanto:
inĝeniero
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Estonian:
insener
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Faroese:
verkfrøðingur
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Finnish:
insinööri
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
French:
ingénieur
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
French:
ingénieure
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Galician:
enxeñeiro
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Galician:
enxeñeira
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Georgian:
ინჟინერი
(inžineri)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
German:
Ingenieur
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
German:
Ingenieurin
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Greek:
μηχανικός
(michanikós)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Greek:
μηχανολόγος
(michanológos)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Ancient Greek:
μηχανικός
(mēkhanikós)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Ancient Greek:
μηχανοποιός
(mēkhanopoiós)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Haitian Creole:
enjenyè
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Hawaiian:
ʻenekinia
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Hawaiian:
wilikī
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Hebrew:
מְהַנְדֵּס
(m'handés)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Hindi:
अभियंता
(abhiyantā)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Hindi:
अभियन्ता
(abhiyantā)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Hindi:
इंजीनियर
(iñjīniyar)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Hungarian:
mérnök
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Icelandic:
verkfræðingur
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Indonesian:
insinyur
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Ingrian:
inženera
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Irish:
innealtóir
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Italian:
ingegnere
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Italian:
ingegnera
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Japanese:
エンジニア
(enjinia)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Japanese:
技術者
(gijutsusha)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Japanese:
技師
(gishi)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Kazakh:
инженер
(injener)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Khmer:
វិស្វករ
(vɨhsvaʼkɑɑ)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Korean:
엔지니어
(enjinieo)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Korean:
기사
(gisa)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Korean:
기술자
(gisulja)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Korean:
공학자
(gonghakja)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Korean:
공정사
(gongjeongsa)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Central Kurdish:
ئەندازیار
(endazyar)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Northern Kurdish:
endazyar
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Northern Kurdish:
mihendis
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Kyrgyz:
инженер
(injener)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Ladino:
injeniero
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Ladino:
moendiz
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Lao:
ນາຍຊ່າງ
(nāi sāng)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Lao:
ສະຖາປະນິກ
(sa thā pa nik)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Lao:
ວິດສະວະກອນ
(wit sa wa kǭn)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Latin:
māchinātor
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Latvian:
inženieris
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Latvian:
inženiere
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Ligurian:
inzegnê
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Lithuanian:
inžinierius
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Lithuanian:
inžiniẽrė
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Luxembourgish:
Ingenieur
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Luxembourgish:
Ingenieurin
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Macedonian:
инжене́р
(inženér)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Macedonian:
инжене́рка
(inženérka)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Malay:
insinyur
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Malay:
jurutera
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Maltese:
inġinier
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Manx:
jeshaghteyr
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Marathi:
इंजिनियर
(iñjiniyar)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Mauritian Creole:
inzenier
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Mongolian:
инженер
(inžener)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Neapolitan:
'ngigniére
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Norman:
înginnieux
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Norwegian Bokmål:
ingeniør
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ingeniør
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Occitan:
engenhaire
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Pannonian Rusyn:
инженєр
(inženjer)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Pashto:
انجينر
(enjinár)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Pashto:
مهندس
(mohandés)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Dari:
اِنْجِنِیر
(injinīr)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Dari:
مُهَنْدِس
(muhandis)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Iranian Persian:
مُهَنْدِس
(mohandes)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Iranian Persian:
اِنْجِنیر
(enjenir)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Iranian Persian:
مُهَنْدِز
(mohandez)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Piedmontese:
ingegné
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Polish:
inżynier
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Polish:
inżynierka
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Portuguese:
engenheiro
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Portuguese:
engenheira
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Romanian:
inginer
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Romanian:
ingineră
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Russian:
инжене́р
(inženér)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Russian:
инжене́рка
(inženérka)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Russian:
инжене́рша
(inženérša)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Samoan:
'inisinia
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Sanskrit:
अभियन्तृ
(abhiyantṛ)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Scots:
ingineer
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Scottish Gaelic:
einnseanair
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Scottish Gaelic:
innleadair
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Serbo-Croatian:
инжѐње̄р
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Serbo-Croatian:
инжѐње̄рка
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Serbo-Croatian:
inžènjēr
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Serbo-Croatian:
inžènjērka
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Sicilian:
ncigneri
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Sinhalese:
මැවිසුරු
(mæwisuru)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Slovak:
inžinier
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Slovak:
inžinierka
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Slovene:
inženir
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Slovene:
inženirka
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Lower Sorbian:
inženjer
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Lower Sorbian:
inženjerka
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Upper Sorbian:
inženjer
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Spanish:
ingeniero
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Spanish:
ingeniera
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Swahili:
injinia
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Swahili:
mhandisi class l
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Swedish:
ingenjör
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Tagalog:
inhinyero
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Tajik:
инженер
(inžener)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Tajik:
муҳандис
(muhandis)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Tamil:
பொறியாளர்
(poṟiyāḷar)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Tatar:
инженер
(injener)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Tatar:
мөхәндис
(möxändis)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Telugu:
ఇంజనీర్
(iñjanīr)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Telugu:
యంత్రకారుడు
(yantrakāruḍu)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Thai:
วิศวกร
(wít-sà-wá-gɔɔn)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Tigrinya:
መሃንድስ
(mähandəs)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Turkish:
kıvcı
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Turkish:
mühendis
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Ottoman Turkish:
مهندس
(mühendis)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Turkmen:
injener
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Turkmen:
inžener
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Ukrainian:
інжене́р
(inženér)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Ukrainian:
інжене́рка
(inženérka)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Urdu:
اِن٘جِینِئَر
(iñjīniar)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Urdu:
مُہَنْدِس
(muhandis)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Uyghur:
ئىنژېنېر
(inzhënër)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Uzbek:
injener
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Uzbek:
muhandis
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Vietnamese:
kĩ sư or kỹ sư
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Welsh:
peiriannwr
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Welsh:
peiriannydd
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Yakut:
инженер
(inzhener)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Yiddish:
אינזשעניר
(inzhenir)
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Yoruba:
ẹn̄jiníà
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Yoruba:
ẹlẹ́rọ
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Zhuang:
gunghcwngzswh
— person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; (more generally) a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so
Norwegian Bokmål:
maskinist
— person employed in the engine room of a ship to operate its steam engine
Norwegian Bokmål:
maskinsjef
— person employed in the engine room of a ship to operate its steam engine
Norwegian Nynorsk:
maskinist
— person employed in the engine room of a ship to operate its steam engine
Norwegian Nynorsk:
maskinsjef
— person employed in the engine room of a ship to operate its steam engine
Polish:
maszynista
— person employed in the engine room of a ship to operate its steam engine
Polish:
maszynistka
— person employed in the engine room of a ship to operate its steam engine
Swedish:
maskinist
— person employed in the engine room of a ship to operate its steam engine
Polish:
kierowca wozu strażackiego
— person who drives or operates a fire engine
Azerbaijani:
maşinist
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Belarusian:
машыні́ст
(mašyníst)
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Bulgarian:
машини́ст
(mašiníst)
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Chinese Mandarin:
司機 /司机
(sījī)
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Danish:
lokofører
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Danish:
lokomotivfører
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Dutch:
machinist
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Dutch:
treinbestuurder
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Finnish:
veturinkuljettaja
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
French:
conducteur de train
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
French:
machiniste
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Galician:
maquinista
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
German:
Lokomotivführer
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
German:
Lokomotivführerin
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
German:
Maschinist
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
German:
Maschinistin
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Greek:
μηχανικός
(michanikós)
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Hungarian:
masiniszta
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Hungarian:
mozdonyvezető
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Italian:
macchinista
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Japanese:
機関士
(kikanshi)
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Korean:
기관사
(gigwansa)
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Macedonian:
машиновозач
(mašinovozač)
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Polish:
maszynista
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Polish:
maszynistka
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Portuguese:
maquinista
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Romanian:
mecanic
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Russian:
машини́ст
(mašiníst)
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Serbo-Croatian:
машиновођа
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Serbo-Croatian:
стројовођа
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Serbo-Croatian:
влаковођа
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Serbo-Croatian:
возовођа
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Serbo-Croatian:
mašinovođa
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Serbo-Croatian:
strojovođa
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Serbo-Croatian:
vlakovođa
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Serbo-Croatian:
vozovođa
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Sicilian:
machinista
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Spanish:
maquinista
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Swedish:
lokförare
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Tagalog:
makinista
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Tigrinya:
መራሕ ባቡር
(märaḥ babur)
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Turkish:
makinist
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Ukrainian:
машині́ст
(mašyníst)
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Uzbek:
mashinist
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Vietnamese:
người phụ trách máy
— person who drives or operates a locomotive
Polish:
manipulator
— person who uses abilities or knowledge to manipulate events or people
Polish:
manipulatorka
— person who uses abilities or knowledge to manipulate events or people
Polish:
konstruować
— to employ one’s knowledge and skills as an engineer to design, construct, and/or maintain (something, such as a machine or a structure), usually for industrial or public use
Polish:
skonstruować
— to employ one’s knowledge and skills as an engineer to design, construct, and/or maintain (something, such as a machine or a structure), usually for industrial or public use
Polish:
modyfikować geny
— to use genetic engineering to alter or construct (a DNA sequence), or to alter (an organism)
Polish:
zmodyfikować geny
— to use genetic engineering to alter or construct (a DNA sequence), or to alter (an organism)
Spanish:
manipular genéticamente
— to use genetic engineering to alter or construct (a DNA sequence), or to alter (an organism)
Armenian:
նախագծել
(naxagcel)
— to plan or achieve (a goal) by contrivance or guile — see also finagle, wangle
Finnish:
suunnitella
— to plan or achieve (a goal) by contrivance or guile — see also finagle, wangle
Finnish:
juonia
— to plan or achieve (a goal) by contrivance or guile — see also finagle, wangle
Finnish:
junailla
— to plan or achieve (a goal) by contrivance or guile — see also finagle, wangle
Greek:
εξυφαίνω
(exyfaíno)
— to plan or achieve (a goal) by contrivance or guile — see also finagle, wangle
Hebrew:
הינדס
(hindés)
— to plan or achieve (a goal) by contrivance or guile — see also finagle, wangle
Polish:
kombinować
— to plan or achieve (a goal) by contrivance or guile — see also finagle, wangle
Polish:
skombinować
— to plan or achieve (a goal) by contrivance or guile — see also finagle, wangle
Portuguese:
maquinar
— to plan or achieve (a goal) by contrivance or guile — see also finagle, wangle
Armenian:
նախագծել
(naxagcel)
— to work as engineer
Finnish:
suunnitella
— to work as engineer
Finnish:
toteuttaa
— to work as engineer
Greek:
απεργάζομαι
(apergázomai)
— to work as engineer
Greek:
χαλκεύω
(chalkévo)
— to work as engineer
Greek:
εξυφαίνω
(exyfaíno)
— to work as engineer
Greek:
σκαρώνω
(skaróno)
— to work as engineer
Norman:
înginnyi
— to work as engineer
Polish:
pracować jako inżynier
— to work as engineer
Yiddish:
אויסאינזשענירן
(oysinzhenirn)
— to work as engineer