Phrase guide

mechanical engineer

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who specializes in mechanical engineering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a person trained to design and construct machines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: engineer, applied scientist, technologist

Narrower terms: tribologist

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: যান্ত্রিক (jantrik) — someone who specializes in mechanical engineering
  • French: ingénieur en mécanique — someone who specializes in mechanical engineering
  • French: ingénieur mécanicien — someone who specializes in mechanical engineering
  • German: Maschinenbauingenieur — someone who specializes in mechanical engineering
  • German: Maschinenbauingenieurin — someone who specializes in mechanical engineering
  • Hungarian: gépészmérnök — someone who specializes in mechanical engineering
  • Icelandic: vélaverkfræðingur — someone who specializes in mechanical engineering
  • Italian: ingegnere meccanico — someone who specializes in mechanical engineering
  • Mongolian: механик инженер (mexanik inžener) — someone who specializes in mechanical engineering
  • Iranian Persian: مُهَنْدِسِ مِکانیک (mohandes-e mekânik) — someone who specializes in mechanical engineering
  • Portuguese: engenheiro mecânico — someone who specializes in mechanical engineering
  • Russian: инжене́р-меха́ник (inženér-mexánik) — someone who specializes in mechanical engineering
  • Russian: инжене́р-констру́ктор (inženér-konstrúktor) — someone who specializes in mechanical engineering
  • Spanish: ingeniero mecánico — someone who specializes in mechanical engineering
  • Turkish: makine mühendisi — someone who specializes in mechanical engineering
  • Ukrainian: інжене́р-меха́нік (inženér-mexánik) — someone who specializes in mechanical engineering