Engineer - (noun) An often bearded social ****** with bad dress sense that has extreme difficulty in dealing with the world unless he or she can break it down into small managable pieces that can be explained through the use of an equation. Often arrogant and dismissive of anyone else who isn't an Engineer, Engineers are also characterised by the ability only to think in absolutes, which is ironic considering shades of grey appear to be their prefered colour of choice, whether it be corduroy jackets, cardigans, overalls or the hulls of ships.