social engineer noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •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. — 1911 verb1 •To achieve or access by means of social engineering.Leon social engineered his way into our corporate intranet. formssocial engineered · social engineering · social engineers