architect
UK /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛkt/ · US /ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛkt/ noun, verb
Forms architects architecting architected
- noun A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction. “Plato made the causes of things to be matter, ideas, and an efficient architect.”
- noun A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result. “Peisistratus was the first architect of the Iliad and the Odyssey.”
- noun (Philippines) An honorific given to architects. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Arch./Ar. before the person's name.
- verb (transitive) To design, plan, or orchestrate. “He architected the military coup against the government.”
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Etymology
From Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “master builder”), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”). By surface analysis, archi- + -tect.
Webster’s 1913
- noun A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend the artificers employed.
- noun A contriver, designer, or maker.
Etymology [L. architectus, architecton, Gr. archi-) + architecte, It. architetto. See Technical.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “architect”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details