Difference between Engineer and Technologist

What is the difference between Engineer and Technologist?

Engineer as a noun is a person who is qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering. while Technologist as a noun is a scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology.

Engineer

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To design, construct or manage something as an engineer. To alter or construct something by means of genetic engineering. To plan or achieve some goal by contrivance or guile; to wangle or finagle.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who is qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering. A person trained in a natural science that applies such knowledge towards a practical objective. A person who, given a practical scientific problem involving the physical world and a specific set of goals and constraints, finds a technical solution to the problem that satisfies those goals within those constraints. The goals and constraints may be technical, social, or business related. A person who operates an engine (such as a locomotive).

Example sentence: Electronics are getting more and more accessible now - you don't have to be an engineer to start building things.

Technologist

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A scientist or engineer who specializes in a particular technology.

We hope you now know whether to use Engineer or Technologist in your sentence.

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