"genetic engineer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: genetic engineers [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Poul Anderson in his 1954 novella "Big Rain", after the term genetic engineering. Head templates: {{en-noun}} genetic engineer (plural genetic engineers)
  1. A scientist or engineer whose specialty is genetic engineering. Wikipedia link: Poul Anderson Categories (topical): Occupations, People, Scientists Translations (scientist or engineer): 基因工程師 (Chinese Mandarin), 基因工程师 (jīyīn gōngchéngshī) (Chinese Mandarin), genforsker [common-gender] (Danish), geeni-insinööri (Finnish), geenitutkija (Finnish), enxeñeiro xenético [masculine] (Galician), inginer genetician [masculine] (Romanian)

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