architect

noun

ar·​chi·​tect ˈär-kə-ˌtekt 

1

: a person who designs buildings and advises in their construction

2

: a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking

the architect of American foreign policy

Synonyms of architect

• engineer
• mastermind
• designer
• leader

Examples of architect in a Sentence

the architect of the economic plan that rebuilt Europe after World War II

Recent Examples on the Web

Neil Burger, best known for directing the TV series Limitless and Billions, and his wife, architect Diana Kellogg, are saying goodbye to one of the most unusual homes in New York City. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025

But for this revamp, out now on vinyl, CD and streaming, Martin’s son Giles is the architect behind the various remasters and stereo processing (a subtle spread of the mono signal) for the 191-song behemoth. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025

Ron Diamant, Trainium’s head architect, told CNBC that Amazon’s ASIC has 30% to 40% better price performance compared to other hardware vendors in AWS. —Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025

The athlete was photographed in Barcelona at the historic Palauet d’Orsà, a neoclassical estate built in 1900 by architect Jaume Gustà i Bondia. —Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Greek architektōn master builder, from archi- + tektōn builder, carpenter — more at technical

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing architect

• landscape architect
• marine architect
• naval architect

Rhymes for architect

• circumspect
• deselect
• dialect
• disconnect
• disinfect
• disrespect
• incorrect
• indirect
• intellect
• interject
• intersect
• pluperfect

Kids Definition

architect

noun

ar·​chi·​tect ˈär-kə-ˌtekt 

: a person who designs buildings and advises in their construction