architect
A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.
Noun 3 meanings
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.”
A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.
“Peisistratus was the first architect of the Iliad and the Odyssey.”
An honorific given to architects. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Arch./Ar. before the person's name.
Verb 1 meaning
To design, plan, or orchestrate.
“He architected the military coup against the government.”
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.
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ARCHITECT at a glance
ARCHITECT has 9 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (A 1 + R 1 + C 3 + H 4 + I 1 + T 1 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,109 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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