engineer

engineer
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noun
1 designs/builds engines, roads, etc.
ADJECTIVE
chief
chartered (BrE), qualified, skilled, trained

You need the advice of a qualified engineer.

consultant, consulting
aeronautical, aerospace, aircraft, flight
automotive (esp. AmE)
electrical, electronics
computer, software
recording, sound
manufacturing (esp. AmE)
civil, highway, mining, railway (BrE), structural
city
design, production
project
agricultural, chemical, marine, mechanical
ENGINEER + VERB
build sth, design sth, develop sth

engineers who designed and built advanced military aircraft

2 repairs machines/equipment
ADJECTIVE
qualified, skilled, trained
maintenance (esp. BrE), service, support

We were on the phone with a technical support engineer.

heating, lighting, telephone (all BrE)
VERB + ENGINEER
call in, call out (both BrE)
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verb
1 manage to arrange sth
ADVERB
brilliantly, carefully, deliberately

She carefully engineered a meeting with the chairman.

VERB + ENGINEER
seek to, try to
2 design and build sth
ADVERB
carefully, finely, precisely
superbly, well

The car is superbly engineered and a pleasure to drive.

specially, specifically (esp. AmE)

This heavier-weight paper is specifically engineered for inkjet printing.

socially
genetically

genetically engineered plants

Engineer is used with these nouns as the object: ↑coup

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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