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   Engineer (?), n. [OE. enginer: cf. OF. engignier, F. ingénieur. See Engine, n.]
   1. A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering; as, “a civil engineer; an electronic engineer; a chemical engineer”. See under Engineering, n.
   
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   2. One who manages as engine, particularly a steam engine; an engine driver.
   
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   3. One who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance; an efficient manager. [Colloq.]
   
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   Civil engineer, a person skilled in the science of civil engineering. -- Military engineer, one who executes engineering works of a military nature. See under Engineering.
   
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   Engineer (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engineered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Engineering.]
   1. To lay out or construct, as an engineer; to perform the work of an engineer on; as, “to engineer a road”.  J. Hamilton.
   
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   2. To use contrivance and effort for; to guide the course of; to manage; as, “to engineer a bill through Congress”. [Colloq.]
   
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