architect

American  

[ahr-ki-tekt] / ˈɑr kɪˌtɛkt /

noun

• architects
  plural

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.

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verb (used with object)

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

   The house is well architected.

architect British  

/ 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

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• subarchitect
  noun
• unarchitected
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• architects
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of architect

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

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Explanation

A person who designs buildings is an architect. If you become an architect, you'll be responsible for drawing the blueprints, planning the work, and sometimes even overseeing the construction of a building. Frank Lloyd Wright was a famous architect who helped complete over 500 projects in his lifetime, including private homes, skyscrapers, museums, churches, and schools. Architects work on buildings of all types, and the Greek root arkhitektōn literally means “chief builder.” An architect can construct other things too, like the architects who design a video game, or the architect of your misfortune who dumped green slime on your head at a school dance.

Example Sentences

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Nearby, the 1930s modernist villa of Hungarian opera singer Rózsi Walter was restored and reopened in 2022 as an architecture museum, with an emphasis on the legacy of Hungarian-American architect and designer Marcel Breuer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Lorre purchased the six-bedroom, eight-bathroom property from architect Mark Rios and reproductive endocrinologist Guy Ringler, who gave the Regency-style home a significant makeover that was featured in Architectural Digest.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Bob Hertzberg, former Senate Majority Leader and the architect of the proposal, said he wanted Proposition 37 to spur new construction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Trump said in a social-media post Sunday that the course remodeling would begin next month, and he included a rendering of the renovated links drafted by famed golf-course architect Tom Fazio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

He was a man of many parts: a scholar, an artist, an engineer, an architect, a man of peace, and a man of war.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

The architects of the Constitution anticipated that officials in different branches would compete to preserve their authority.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

One of the architects of Australia's extreme dominance might have been wearing England white had things panned out differently.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Saez and Zucman are also architects of the tax proposal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Harrogate-based architects Shaw & Jagger said the scheme was eventually passed by HM Planning Inspectorate through the country house clause, which allows development on green belt for buildings of "exceptional quality".

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

He and his brigade of architects, draftsmen, engineers, and contractors had accomplished so much in an impossibly short time, but apparently not enough to overcome the damping effect of the fast-degrading economy.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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