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How to spell engineer

Engineer is spelled E-N-G-I-N-E-E-R.

hear iten·gi·neer/,ɛndʒə'nir/nounRules and real life

What it means: A person who uses science to solve practical problems.

In a sentence: The engineer built a bridge over the river.

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Same family: engineering, engineered, reengineer, design, plan. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The verb "engineer" comes from the noun "engineer," which originally meant a person who built or operated military engines like catapults. Over time, it came to mean designing or skillfully arranging anything complex, not just machines.

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