engineer in English: A person whose job is to design and build machines, engines, roads, or bridges. (noun)

Translation

A person whose job is to design and build machines, engines, roads, or bridges.

Word origin

From Old French engigneor, a maker of machines, from Latin ingenium, natural skill.

Gender

Pluralengineers

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Engineers make sure things are built safely.

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Engineering needs a lot of training.

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An engineer can also be a person who repairs machines.

build

To make something by putting parts together, like a house or a wall.

machine

A thing with moving parts that uses power to do work for people.

bridge

A structure built over a river or road so that people can cross it.

work

To do a job or use effort to make or finish something.

design

The way something is planned and made to look, or a drawing that shows this plan.

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