word-vault/dist/data/cards/en/engineer.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "engineer",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person whose job involves designing and building engines, machines, roads, bridges, etc.",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We worked with a team of scientists and engineers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You need the advice of a qualified engineer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "engineers who designed and built advanced military aircraft"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Jobs", "Engineering"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["chief", "chartered", "qualified"],
                "engineer + verb": [
                    "build something",
                    "design something",
                    "develop something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who is trained to repair machines and electrical equipment",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They're sending an engineer to fix the problem with the heating."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were on the phone with a technical support engineer."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Jobs", "Engineering"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["qualified", "skilled", "trained"],
                "verb + engineer": ["call in", "call out"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person whose job is to control and repair engines, especially on a ship or an aircraft",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a flight engineer"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the chief engineer on a cruise liner"
                }
            ],
            "topics": [
                "Transport by water",
                "Transport by air",
                "Jobs",
                "Engineering"
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a person whose job is driving a railway engine",
            "labels": "(North American English)British English",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a soldier trained to design and build military structures",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)/",
                "audio": "en/engineer/engineer__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌendʒɪˈnɪr/",
                "audio": "en/engineer/engineer__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (denoting a designer and constructor of fortifications and weapons; formerly also as ingineer): in early use from Old French engigneor, from medieval Latin ingeniator, from ingeniare ‘contrive, devise’, from Latin ingenium ‘talent, device’, from in- ‘in’ + gignere ‘beget’; in later use from French ingénieur or Italian ingegnere, also based on Latin ingenium, with the ending influenced by -eer."
}