Architect Definition

ärkĭ-tĕkt
architects
noun
architects
One who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures.
American Heritage
A person whose profession is designing and drawing up plans for buildings, bridges, etc. and generally supervising the construction.
Webster's New World
One that plans, devises, or organizes something.
A country that was the war's chief architect.
American Heritage
Any similar designer in a specialized field.
A naval architect.
Webster's New World
Any planner or creator.
The architects of our Constitution.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To plan, organize, and bring to fruition.
Architected a web-based application.
American Heritage
He architected the military coup against the government.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Architect

Noun

Singular:
architect
Plural:
architects

Origin of Architect

  • Middle French architecte, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitektōn, “master builder”), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + τέκτων (tektōn, “builder”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin architectus from Greek arkhitektōn arkhi- archi- tektōn builder teks- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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