civil engineer

noun

: an engineer whose training or occupation is in the design and construction especially of public works (such as roads or harbors)
civil engineering noun

Examples of civil engineer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The bureau also reports that employment for environmental engineers is projected to grow 7% by 2033, civil engineers by 6%, agricultural engineers by 8%, and electrical power-line installers and repairers by 8%—faster growth rates than the average for all occupations. George Sakellaris, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024 The lions killed at least 28 people, including those working on the Kenya-Uganda Railway, beginning in April 1898 before civil engineer Lt. Col. John Henry Patterson shot the massive cats. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024 National Hurricane Center director Robert Simpson subsequently decided to adopt a categorization of hurricane wind speed developed by his friend, Miami civil engineer Herbert Saffir, leading to the Saffir–Simpson scale. Alec Luhn, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024 The civil engineer underwent surgery to have half of his bowel removed — and his lymph nodes as well, as a preventative measure, in case the cancer had spread. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for civil engineer 

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Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of civil engineer was in 1763

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“Civil engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20engineer. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

civil engineer

noun
: an engineer whose training or occupation is in the designing and construction of public works (as roads or harbors) and of various private works
civil engineering noun
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