http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=25686&dict=CALD
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/engineer?view=uk
plenty of other entries ask you to check what the definition of engineering actually is in order to be sure what an engineer is.
http://www.dictionary.co.uk/browse.aspx?word=engineering
the majority use the term machine which in our trade means a boiler or perhaps the heating system as a whole.
i dont use the term engineer for myself as some sort of leg up the social ladder, although im quite sure morons do. i use it as the generally accepted term for someone who fettles mechanical items.
odd isnt it how society has changed?
even the definition of engineer has been changed
an engineer is a person who delves into the operations of engines, engine is a term used to describe a device used in war, for the implementation of seige devices.
engineers built and maintained these devices
its as old as the romans
education what is it worth?