English > technologist: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems. |
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| Synonyms | engineer, applied scientist |
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| Instances | Daimler, Gottlieb Daimler | German engineer and automobile manufacturer who produced the first high-speed internal combustion engine (1834-1900) |
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| Diesel, Rudolf Diesel, Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel | German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913) |
| Donkin, Bryan Donkin | English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin / tin can (1768-1855) |
| Eiffel, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel | French engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower (1832-1923) |
| Fuller, Buckminster Fuller, R. Buckminster Fuller, Richard Buckminster Fuller | United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983) |
| Goethals, George Washington Goethals | United States army ... / army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928) |
| Junkers, Hugo Junkers | German aircraft engineer who designed the first all-metal airplane (1859-1935) |
| Kettering, Charles Kettering, Charles Franklin Kettering | United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958) |
| Leonardo, Leonardo da Vinci, da Vinci | Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect |
| Roebling, John Roebling, John Augustus Roebling | United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869) |
| Shannon, Claude Shannon, Claude E. Shannon, Claude Elwood Shannon | United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001) |
| Siemens, Karl Wilhelm Siemens, Sir Charles William Siemens | engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883) |
| Sperry, Elmer Ambrose Sperry | United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930) |
| Trevithick, Richard Trevithick | English engineer who built the first railway locomotive (1771-1833) |
| Watson, Thomas Augustus Watson | United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments / experiments (1854-1934) |
| Watt, James Watt | Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819) |
| Narrower | aeronautical engineer | An engineer concerned with the design and construction of aircraft |
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| aerospace engineer | An engineer of aircraft and space vehicles |
| army engineer, military engineer | A member of the military who is trained in engineering / engineering and construction work |
| automotive engineer | An engineer concerned with the design and construction of automobiles |
| civil engineer | An engineer trained to design and construct and maintain public works (roads or bridges or harbors etc.) |
| electrical engineer | A person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity |
| marine engineer, naval engineer | A naval officer responsible for the operation / operation and maintenance of the ship's engines |
| mechanical engineer | A person trained to design and construct machines |
| metallurgist, metallurgical engineer | An engineer trained in the extraction and refining and alloying and fabrication of metals |
| mining engineer | An engineer concerned with the construction and operation of mines |
| programmer, computer programmer, coder, software engineer | A person who designs and writes and tests computer programs |
| rocket engineer, rocket scientist | An engineer who builds and tests rockets |
| surveyor | An engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
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| Spanish | ingeniera, ingeniero, tecnóloga, tecnólogo |
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| Catalan | enginyera, enginyer, tecnòleg, tecnòloga |
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| Nouns | technology | the practical application of science to commerce or industry |
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| technology | the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems |
