architect

[ahr-ki-tekt]

noun

1. a person who engages in the profession of architecture.

2. a person professionally engaged in the design of certain large constructions other than buildings and the like.

   landscape architect; naval architect.

3. the deviser, maker, or creator of anything.

   the architects of the Constitution of the United States.

verb (used with object)

1. to plan, organize, or structure as an architect.

   The house is well architected.

architect

/ ˈɑːkɪˌtɛkt /

noun

1. a person qualified to design buildings and to superintend their erection

2. a person similarly qualified in another form of construction

   a naval architect

3. any planner or creator

   the architect of the expedition

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• subarchitect noun
• unarchitected adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of architect¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of architect¹

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

Example Sentences

Earlier, the exhibition pays special attention to prominent Southern California landscape architect Ruth Shellhorn.

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Allowing architects to design apartment buildings that wrap around a central staircase makes it easier for them to include units with windows on multiple sides, meaning more light and more air.

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While this book is nominally about a single architect’s career and accomplishments, readers will also learn a great deal about the wider Renaissance from this deft account, which wears its deep scholarship lightly.

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Inspired by cinema setpieces and centuries-old European cottages, architects designed playful homes with turrets and gables on the outside and nooks and crannies on the inside.

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Cheney was one of the most powerful vice-presidents in history, a key architect of Bush's "war on terror" after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and an early advocate of the invasion of Iraq.

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Related Words

• artist 
• builder 
• creator 
• designer 
• engineer 
• inventor 
• planner