I'd like to contribute a definition of the words "engineer" and "engineering" from an old dictionary I had lying around. From Webster's (1948): engineer: n. 1

I'd like to contribute a definition of the words "engineer" and "engineering" from an old dictionary I had lying around. From Webster's (1948): engineer: n. 1. [Rare], a person who makes engines. 2. a person skilled or occupied in some branch of engineering: as, a mechanical engineer, an electrical engineer. 3. the operator of an engine; especially the driver of a railroad locomotive. 4. in military science, a member of that branch of the army which is concerned with the construction and demolition of bridges, roads, and fortifications, the laying and sapping of mines, etc. Abbreviated E., e., eng., engin., engr. v.t. 1. to plan, construct, or manage as an engineer; hence, 2. to contrive; manage skillfully; superintend; guide (a measure, action, etc. through). engineering: n. 1. the planning, designing, construction, or management of machinery, roads, bridges, buildings, fortifications, waterways, etc.; science, profession, or work of an engineer: abbreviated E., e., eng., egin. 2. a maneuvering or managing.