flight engineer

noun

: a flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation

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Aircraft pilots and flight engineers experienced the largest decline in fatal injury rates from 2014 to 2024, according to the analysis. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Brown, who had been laid off from his job as a Braniff pilot and flight engineer, held a partial interest in a construction company, the newspaper reported. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 In a statement, K2 Airways identified the missing crew as captain Muhammad Rizwan Idris, first officer Faisal Jatoi, flight engineers Muhammad Hamid and Muhammad Arif Siddiqui and aircraft loader Muhammad Taufiq Khan. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 July 2026 Muhammad Rizwan Idris, First Officer Faisal Jatoi, flight engineers Muhammad Hamid and Muhammad Arif Siddiqui, and aircraft loader Muhammad Taufiq Khan. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for flight engineer

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First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flight engineer was in 1938

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flight engineer

noun
: a crew member of an airplane responsible for mechanical operation
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