engineer
English Thesaurus
1. a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems (noun.person)
hyponym | : | aeronautical engineer, |
definition | : | an engineer concerned with the design and construction of aircraft (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | aerospace engineer, |
definition | : | an engineer of aircraft and space vehicles (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | automotive engineer, |
definition | : | an engineer concerned with the design and construction of automobiles (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | civil engineer, |
definition | : | an engineer trained to design and construct and maintain public works (roads or bridges or harbors etc.) (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | electrical engineer, |
definition | : | a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | marine engineer, naval engineer, |
definition | : | a naval officer responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship's engines (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | mechanical engineer, |
definition | : | a person trained to design and construct machines (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | mining engineer, |
definition | : | an engineer concerned with the construction and operation of mines (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | surveyor, |
definition | : | an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | daimler, gottlieb daimler, |
definition | : | German engineer and automobile manufacturer who produced the first high-speed internal combustion engine (1834-1900) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | bryan donkin, donkin, |
definition | : | English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | george washington goethals, goethals, |
definition | : | United States army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | hugo junkers, junkers, |
definition | : | German aircraft engineer who designed the first all-metal airplane (1859-1935) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | da vinci, leonardo, leonardo da vinci, |
definition | : | Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | elmer ambrose sperry, sperry, |
definition | : | United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | richard trevithick, trevithick, |
definition | : | English engineer who built the first railway locomotive (1771-1833) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | thomas augustus watson, watson, |
definition | : | United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | james watt, watt, |
definition | : | Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819) (noun.person) |
2. the operator of a railway locomotive (noun.person)
hypernym | : | manipulator, operator, |
definition | : | an agent that operates some apparatus or machine (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | casey jones, john luther jones, jones, |
definition | : | United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900) (noun.person) |
3. plan and direct (a complex undertaking) (verb.cognition)
hypernym | : | plan, |
definition | : | make plans for something (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | choreograph, |
definition | : | plan and oversee the development and details of (verb.cognition) |
4. design as an engineer (verb.cognition)
hypernym | : | design, plan, |
definition | : | make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form (verb.creation) |
5. a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems (noun.person)
derivation | : | engineering, technology, |
definition | : | the practical application of science to commerce or industry (noun.act) |
derivation | : | engineer, |
definition | : | design as an engineer (verb.cognition) |
6. the operator of a railway locomotive (noun.person)
derivation | : | engine, |
definition | : | motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work (noun.artifact) |
7. plan and direct (a complex undertaking) (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | organisation, organization, |
definition | : | the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically (noun.act) |
derivation | : | orchestration, |
definition | : | an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect (noun.act) |
derivation | : | organisation, organization, |
definition | : | the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business (noun.act) |
8. design as an engineer (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | engineering, technology, |
definition | : | the practical application of science to commerce or industry (noun.act) |
9. a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems (noun.person)
derivation | : | engineering, technology, |
definition | : | the practical application of science to commerce or industry (noun.act) |
derivation | : | engineer, |
definition | : | design as an engineer (verb.cognition) |
10. the operator of a railway locomotive (noun.person)
derivation | : | engine, |
definition | : | motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work (noun.artifact) |
11. plan and direct (a complex undertaking) (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | organisation, organization, |
definition | : | the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically (noun.act) |
derivation | : | orchestration, |
definition | : | an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect (noun.act) |
derivation | : | organisation, organization, |
definition | : | the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business (noun.act) |
12. design as an engineer (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | engineering, technology, |
definition | : | the practical application of science to commerce or industry (noun.act) |
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