social engineer

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social engineer

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social + engineer.

noun social engineers

  1. One who engages in social engineering. We need another type of social engineer for the country problem, who will be able to direct the social forces of a whole county and relate them to the best interests of State and county.

verb social engineers · social engineering · social engineered

  1. transitive To achieve or access by means of social engineering. Leon social engineered his way into our corporate intranet.

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@misc{social_engineer_2026,
  title = {social engineer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/social%20engineer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}