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ghost engineer
/ɡˈoʊst ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ/
/ɡˈəʊst ˌɛndʒɪnˈiə/
Ghost engineer
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a software engineer who contributes very little while still receiving full pay
Neologism
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Examples
He's a ghost engineer; hardly writes any code but keeps his salary.
The team realized there was a ghost engineer in their project.
