Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A person skilled in the design, construction, and use of machines or structures.
Engineer
/ˌendʒəˈnɪə/Synonyms:
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
'We engineers work twice as hard as you sailors, and-'
'What was that?' cried the engineer, holding his arm in pain.
The captain had escaped, and both the engineers were in hospital.
Etymology:
The word engineer comes from the Middle English engineour, which came from the Old French term engigneor, deriving from engignier meaning to contrive or plan. This dates back to Medieval Latin ingeniarius, from ingenium meaning talent or innate quality.
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