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civil engineer

civil engineer
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈsɪv əl ˌen-jə-ˈnir/
    • /ˈsɪvl ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈsɪv əl ˌen-jə-ˈnir/

Definitions of civil engineer words

  • countable noun civil engineer A civil engineer is a person who plans, designs, and constructs roads, bridges, harbours, and public buildings. 3
  • noun civil engineer a person qualified to design, construct, and maintain public works, such as roads, bridges, harbours, etc 3
  • noun civil engineer a person who designs public works, as roads, bridges, canals, dams, and harbors, or supervises their construction or maintenance. 1
  • noun civil engineer sb who designs public works 1
  • noun civil engineer An engineer who is specificallly trained for and/or specialised in civil engineering. 0
See all 5 definitions of civil engineer

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Origin of civil engineer

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95

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Parts of speech for Civil engineer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Civil engineer

civil engineer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

civil engineer usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for civil engineer

noun civil engineer

  • assessor — An assessor is a person who is employed to calculate the value of something, or the amount of money that should be paid, for example in tax.
  • cartographer — A cartographer is a person whose job is drawing maps.
  • measurer — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
All 3 Synonyms of civil engineer

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