automotive engineer
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- noun
- /ˌɔːtəˈmoʊtɪv ˌɛnˈdʒɪnɪr/
- Specialized
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ingeniero automotriz
- An automotive engineer designs the latest models of electric cars to improve efficiency.
- a team of automotive engineers
Examples
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Resources: Internet, textbooks, encyclopedia, dictionary, and community resources such as automotive engineers, design professionals, auto mechanics, police department, crash investigators, and drivers' education instructors.
Academic text (2008) -
On the last day, teams of automotive engineers select one car from their team to compete in each competition in the Grand Prix, with no car competing in more than one event.
Academic text (2008) -
Before Sheldon was laid off, he was an automotive engineer.
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Automotive engineers elsewhere in the industry have not been idle, however.
Academic text (1995) -
Student Roles: Team of researchers—automotive engineers.
Academic text (2008) -
One should consult an automotive engineer for safer seat belts, a civil engineer for a better bridge, a surgeon for internal medicine, a computer programmer for hard drive problems, and Sarah Brady for firearms expertise.
Blog text (2) -
In this scenario, the students become teams of automotive engineers attempting to build a model car capable of overcoming obstacles they encounter while driving from California to "Masonville" in Virginia and competing in a Grand Prix Challenge once they arrive in Virginia.
Academic text (2008) -
That's a good question for an automotive engineer... and from what I understand, the children's safety is already factored into the design of the seat and the shear force required to snap the mounting bolts.
Blog text (25) -
After graduating, she became an automotive engineer, working on innovative automotive technologies.
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As an automotive engineer, he specializes in developing safer and more efficient vehicles.
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an engineer who specializes in motor vehicles' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'automotive' (related to cars) with 'engineer' (a person who designs or maintains systems). This is a straightforward modifier + head-noun compound following common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Automotive engineer combines automotive (words for things related to cars and other moving vehicles) and engineer (a person who designs and builds machines), so it means a person who designs and makes 'cars and trucks'.