1. [noun] A person who is qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering.
2. [noun] (chiefly American) A person who operates an engine (such as a locomotive).
3. [verb] (transitive) To design, construct or manage something as an engineer.
4. [verb] (transitive) To alter or construct something by means of genetic engineering.
5. [verb] (transitive) To plan or achieve some goal by contrivance or guile; to wangle or finagle.
6. [noun] A person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.
7. [noun] The operator of a railway locomotive.
8. [verb] Design as an engineer; 'He engineered the water supply project'.
9. [verb] Plan and direct (a complex undertaking); 'he masterminded the robbery'.
