Meanings
nouncivil engineer (plural civil engineers)
plural civil engineers
- An engineer who is specifically trained for and/or specialised in civil engineering.
After all, it is undeniable that the B.R. standard coach scored highly in comparative trials with other European railway vehicles on the Continent a few years ago, so that B.R. civil engineers must share responsibility for any defects in its behaviour over here.
1960 December, “Talking of Trains: The riding of B.R. coaches”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 705–706
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 土木工程師 /土木工程师
- 土木工程師 /土木工程师 (tǔmù gōngchéngshī)engineer specialised in civil engineering
Dutch burgerlijk ingenieur
- burgerlijk ingenieurengineer specialised in civil engineering
Finnish rakennusinsinööri
- rakennusinsinööriengineer specialised in civil engineering
French ingénieur civil
- ingénieur civilengineer specialised in civil engineering
German Bauingenieurin, Bauingenieur
- Bauingenieurinengineer specialised in civil engineering
- Bauingenieurengineer specialised in civil engineering
Greek πολιτικός μηχανικός
- πολιτικός μηχανικός (politikós michanikós)engineer specialised in civil engineering
Hungarian építőmérnök
- építőmérnökengineer specialised in civil engineering
Irish innealtóir sibhialta
- innealtóir sibhialtaengineer specialised in civil engineering
Polish inżynier budownictwa lądowego, inżynierka budownictwa lądowego
- inżynier budownictwa lądowegoengineer specialised in civil engineering
- inżynierka budownictwa lądowegoengineer specialised in civil engineering
Portuguese engenheiro civil
- engenheiro civilengineer specialised in civil engineering
Romanian inginer civil, ingineră civilă
- inginer civilengineer specialised in civil engineering
- ingineră civilăengineer specialised in civil engineering
Scottish Gaelic innleadair-thogalach
- innleadair-thogalachengineer specialised in civil engineering
Swedish väg- och vattenbyggnadsingenjör
- väg- och vattenbyggnadsingenjörengineer specialised in civil engineering
Tagalog bayanhing agsikap
- bayanhing agsikapengineer specialised in civil engineering
Turkish inşaat mühendisi
- inşaat mühendisiengineer specialised in civil engineering
Cite this entry
APA
civil engineer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civil%20engineer
MLA
“civil engineer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civil%20engineer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “civil engineer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civil%20engineer.
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