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Engineer En`gi*neer", n. [OE. enginer: cf. OF. engignier, F. ing[ e]nieur. 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. [1913 Webster +PJC]

2. One who manages as engine, particularly a steam engine; an engine driver. [1913 Webster]

3. One who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance; an efficient manager. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

{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. [1913 Webster]

Engineer En`gi*neer", 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. [1913 Webster]

2. To use contrivance and effort for; to guide the course of; to manage; as, to engineer a bill through Congress. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

Engineer Corps En`gi*neer" Corps (a) In the United States army, the

enlisted men consisting of one band and three battalions of engineers commanded by a brigadier general, whose title is Chief of Engineers. It has charge of the construction of fortifications for land and seacoast defense, the improvement of rivers and harbors, the construction of lighthouses, etc., and, in time of war, supervises the engineering operations of the armies in the field. (b) In the United States navy, a corps made up of the engineers, which was amalgamated with the line by act of March 3, 1899. It consisted of assistant and passed assistant engineers, ranking with ensigns and lieutenants, chief engineers, ranking from lieutenant to captain, and engineer in chief, ranking with commodore and having charge of the Bureau of Steam Engineering. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]