Home › Words › E › enginemanshipenginemanshipenginemanship means the skill required in being an engineman.EtymologyFrom engineman + -ship.nounThe skill required in being an engineman.e.g.“Conversely, as compared with a diesel in modern conditions, it is a weakness of the steam locomotive that the degree of enginemanship needed for a maximum effort is not always available.” — 1959 March, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 130:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.engineman 72% match — A man who operates, manages, and maintains an engine. vs enginemanship →engineership 68% match — The role or status of an engineer. vs enginemanship →engineerability 62% match — The quality or degree of being engineerable. vs enginemanship →gengineer 61% match — A person skilled at gengineering. vs enginemanship →seamanship 61% match — Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel at sea. vs enginemanship →engineerish 61% match — Characteristic of an engineer. vs enginemanship →enginery 60% match — Machinery made up of engines; instruments of war. vs enginemanship →enginer 59% match — A contriver, an inventor. vs enginemanship →