Synonyms for engineer
ˌɛn dʒəˈnɪəren·gi·neer

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1. engineer, applied scientist, technologistnoun

   a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

   Synonyms:
   railroad engineer, technologist, applied scientist, engine driver, locomotive engineer

2. engineer, locomotive engineer, railroad engineer, engine driververb

   the operator of a railway locomotive

   Synonyms:
   railroad engineer, technologist, applied scientist, engine driver, locomotive engineer

3. engineerverb

   design as an engineer

   "He engineered the water supply project"

   Synonyms:
   organise, orchestrate, organize, direct, mastermind

4. mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrateverb

   plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

   "he masterminded the robbery"

   Synonyms:
   coordinate, place, prepare, head, target, lead, get up, organize, take, unionize, point, aim, channelise, form, take aim, train, steer, manoeuver, address, manoeuvre, direct, channelize, organise, calculate, unionise, conduct, send, orchestrate, maneuver, mastermind, guide, machinate, devise

Matched Categories

1. • Design
   • Plan

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1. List of paraphrases for "engineer":

   engineers, mechanic, ingénieur, engineering, genius, machinist, mechanics, architect, technician, genie, p.eng., eng

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1. Matt Rollens:

   We spend a lot of time trying to reverse engineer stuff, it's a daily requirement to go through and look at everything.

2. Carsten Spohr:

   I have worked at Lufthansa as an engineer, I have worked as a pilot at Lufthansa, I have carried responsibility as a manager at Lufthansa for many, many years, always, wherever I was, whoever my boss was, the rule was always safety is No. 1. And that this has happened to us I can only say we are sorry.

3. Prime Minister Boiko Borisov:

   If we find where to sell it, together with the Russian party, and recoup the funds we would pay, that would be the best solution, every other option is way more complicated... To decide now to build a Russian reactor when Russia is under sanctions. You can imagine what access every engineer or mechanic who comes here would have and what additional problems Bulgaria would face.

4. James Scott:

   I don’t care how secure you think your organization is, I’ll social engineer my way inside in less than 24 hours regardless of the sophistication of your IoT microcosm security. Whatever obstacles I run into exploiting your technical vulnerabilities will be made up for by exploiting the vulnerabilities in the cyber hygiene of your staff.

5. Aubrey de Grey:

   There are really very important differences between the type of creativity involved in being a scientist and being a technical engineer. It means that I’m able to think in very different ways and come up with approaches to things that are different from the way a basic scientist might think.