enginer

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noun

A contriver, an inventor.

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Meanings

nounenginer (plural enginers)

plural enginers

  1. obsoleteA contriver, an inventor.

    For tis the sport to haue the enginer Hoist with his owne petar.

    c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv], line 207
  2. obsoleteOne who makes engines.
  3. misspellingMisspelling of engineer.

Origin

From engine + -er. See engineer.

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APA

enginer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enginer

MLA

“enginer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enginer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enginer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enginer.

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