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

“So there’s Paul Williams, a Black architect who was invisible in plain sight, and most of L.A. doesn’t know that he made so many structures here.”

From Los Angeles Times

For the city of Ontario and its architects, the rendering of its minor league ballpark included a team name.

From Los Angeles Times

The dolls' house was built between 1921 and 1924 for Queen Mary and designed by the British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens.

From BBC

In response, the White House called Obama the "architect of modern political division".

From BBC

And the amount spent is vulnerable to the kind of extremes in inflation we've seen in recent years, meaning it now costs about three times as much as its architects originally reckoned.

From BBC

Related Words

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