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An engineer is someone who practices the engineering profession; a professional practitioner of engineering; someone who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems and produce goods for society.
The word technologist is sometimes used synonymously as it derives from the prefix Techno- and the suffix -ologist: Meaning someone who studies technology. However in some countries, technologist describes a technical certification at a level between technician and engineer.
In railroad terminology, the word engineer also designates a person who operates a locomotive engine, an engine driver.
See also
Disciplines of Engineering
Lists of engineers
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