architect

[ ahr-ki-tekt ]

/ ˈɑr kɪˌtɛkt /

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noun

a person who engages in the profession of architecture.

a person professionally engaged in the design of certain large constructions other than buildings and the like: landscape architect; naval architect.

the deviser, maker, or creator of anything: the architects of the Constitution of the United States.

verb (used with object)

to plan, organize, or structure as an architect: The house is well architected.

Words nearby architect

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Origin of architect

1555–65; < Latin architectus < Greek architéktōn, equivalent to Greek archi- archi- + tektōn builder, craftsman

OTHER WORDS FROM architect

sub·ar·chi·tect, nounun·ar·chi·tect·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for architect

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She married an architect and their children, Dialta as well as another daughter and two sons, were frequent guests at La Pietra.
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“This is a high priority for that facility,” the architect said.
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Then, using his training and talent as an architect, he would draw up blueprints.
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He is the architect, the person who is going to be studied and studied and studied again.
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Mr. R. M. Watts was the architect, and the cost of erecting and equipping the building, exclusive of books, was 3234.
The City of Auckland|John Barr
Empty carts were coming out of the gate by which the architect and the contractor were standing, and loaded ones were going in.
Resurrection|Leo Tolstoy
In the same cemetery we find examples of tombs which the architect has constructed, not after an Egyptian, but a Chaldan model.
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To an architect these mosques are no doubt highly interesting; to a profane person like myself they offer little attraction.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy|Ida Pfeiffer
Such, as it appears to me, is the ideal which an architect of the present day ought to keep in his mind's eye.
The Country House|Alexis de Chteauneuf and Sir Charles Lock Eastlake

British Dictionary definitions for architect

architect

/ (ˈɑːkɪˌtɛkt) /

noun

a person qualified to design buildings and to superintend their erection

a person similarly qualified in another form of constructiona naval architect

any planner or creatorthe architect of the expedition

verb

(tr) to plan or create (something, esp a computer system)

Word Origin for architect

C16: from French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Greek arkhitektōn director of works, from archi- + tektōn workman; related to tekhnē art, skill

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