Architect

//ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛkt// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.

    "Peisistratus was the first architect of the Iliad and the Odyssey."

  4. 4
    An honorific given to architects. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Arch./Ar. before the person's name. Philippines
Verb
  1. 1
    To design, plan, or orchestrate. transitive

    "He architected the military coup against the government."

Synonyms

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aactoragentancestorsapprenticearchitector

Example

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"Despite adversity, the architect achieved worldwide fame."

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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