rocket engineer
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- noun
- /ˈrɑkɪt ˌɛnʤɪˈnɪr/
- Specialized
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ingeniero de cohetes
- Her father was a rocket engineer, a hard-working, sober, humorless man whose work took him away from their Moscow apartment for long months at a time.
John Whiteside Parsons, born Marvel Whiteside Parsons was an American rocket engineer, chemist, and Thalamite occultist.
- John Whiteside Parsons, born Marvel Whiteside Parsons was an American rocket engineer, chemist, and Thalamite occultist.
Examples
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The rocket engineer carefully designed the new propulsion system for the spacecraft.
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As a rocket engineer, she worked on developing advanced technology for launching satellites.
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He's a rocket engineer and a computer scientist, but my grandson isn't, and he helped build these.
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If your rocket engineer/computer scientist son spent 3 days building solar panels for a company, it would cost that company 10 times more in labor than your son spent on parts.
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John Whiteside Parsons, born Marvel Whiteside Parsons was an American rocket engineer, chemist, and Thalamite occultist.
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Tackling the problem was the brilliant German-born rocket engineer Wernher von Braun and his team at the Marshall Spaceflight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Many rocket engineers collaborate to ensure that each rocket is tested thoroughly before its launch.
Synonyms
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A person who designs and tests aircraft and spacecraft
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An engineer who designs, builds and tests rockets and spacecraft
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A person who designs, builds, or launches rockets
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an engineer who works on rockets' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'rocket' (a rocket-propelled vehicle) with 'engineer' (a person who designs or maintains systems). This noun–noun compound follows a common and transparent formation pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Rocket engineer combines rocket and engineer: imagine an engineer drawing plans, checking engines, and watching a rocket lift off. That's why it means 'an engineer who designs, builds, and tests rockets'.