architect
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ar·chi·tect
noun \ˈär-kə-ˌtekt\Definition of ARCHITECT
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>
See Examples of ARCHITECT
- <the architect of the economic plan that rebuilt Europe after World War II>
Origin of ARCHITECT
Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Greek architektōn master builder, from archi- + tektōn builder, carpenter — more at technical
First Known Use: 1563
Related to ARCHITECT
- Synonyms
- engineer, mastermind
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Rhymes with ARCHITECT
acrolect, birth defect, circumspect, deselect, dialect, disaffect, disconnect, disinfect, disrespect, edge effect, genuflect, grapholect, incorrect, indirect, in effect, intellect, interject, intersect, introject, introspect, lake effect, misdirect, preselect, re-collect, recollect, redirect, reelect, resurrect, retrospect, self-respect, side effect, turtlenecked, vivisect
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