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.

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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

Words nearby architect

archipelago, Archipenko, archiphoneme, archiplasm, archit., architect, architectonic, architectonics, architectural, architectural bronze, architecture

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How to use architect in a sentence

He may be a villain, but at least Scar is an architect of his own devious life.
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If we can tap into these enigmatic “neural codes”—the brain’s internal language—we could potentially become the architects of our own minds.
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Anywhere you go as the country starts to reopen, there’s evidence of how small business owners, municipal employees and other people who aren’t trained architects or designers have MacGyvered their domains in the cause of public health.
Michelangelo vs. MacGyver: Who will design the offices of our post-COVID future?|claychandler|September 1, 2020|Fortune
In more than 7,500 of 10,000 simulations, Democrat Hubert Humphrey, a lead author of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, defeated Republican Richard Nixon, one of the architects of the modern war on drugs and national “tough-on-crime” politics.
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Investors may take comfort in the likelihood that the architect of Japan’s negative interest rate policy, central bank governor Haruhiko Kuroda, will stick around and stay the course.
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Encompass Develop, Design Construct, LLC A Kentucky-based architect, design and construction service.
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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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However, there has been a lot of work done since the report was released, the naval architect said.
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“This is a high priority for that facility,” the architect said.
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“This is an area that the Navy is taking seriously,” one naval architect familiar with the design told The Daily Beast.
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Jean was to be an architect—God knows why—but Aristide settled it, definitely, off-hand.
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The fellow she came with is Delmet the architect—a great wag—lazy, but full of fun—and genius.
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An architect by profession, Kashkin describes him as a very gifted amateur.
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Loud shouts from the spectators greeted them; and everybody complimented the architect on the execution of his vast undertaking.
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The exchange (used as a corn-market) is a noteworthy building by the famous architect of Bath, John Wood .
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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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