A soldier engaged in designing or constructing military works for attack or defence, or other engineering works. / (obsolete) A soldier in charge of operating a weapon; an artilleryman, a gunner.

Abbreviation of engineering.

present participle of engineer

(uncountable) The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology. / The area aboard a ship where the engine is located.

plural of engineer

(transitive, dated) To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels. / (transitive, obsolete) To assault with an engine. / (transitive, obsolete) To contrive; to put into action.

A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc. / (now archaic) A tool; a utensil or implement.

Obsolete form of engine.

simple past tense and past participle of engineer

Produced by engineering; designed and manufactured according to an engineering methodology.