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 Nazi regime, in turn, regarded these Russians with suspicion and enlisted only a fraction of them, mostly as interpreters and civil engineers. —Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025

Former civil engineer and lover of ceramics Renato de Albuquerque amassed a collection of more than 2,600 pieces during a lifetime of collecting. —Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025

In 1971, Rubens Paiva, a forty-one-year-old civil engineer and politician, was abducted from his home in Rio de Janeiro and tortured to death, leaving his family bereft. —Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025

So, with Halaby and others watching, neighbors decide to do it themselves — with a backhoe provided by a local civil engineer. —Lauren Frayer, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for civil engineer

• adhere
• ameer
• amir
• appear
• arrear
• astir
• austere
• career
• cashier
• cohere
• compere
• emir

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