architect

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>

Examples of ARCHITECT

1. <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

Related Words: builder, maker, producer; captain, commander, director, handler, leader, manager, quarterback; contriver, designer, formulator, originator, spawner; arranger, hatcher, organizer, planner, plotter, schemer; finagler, machinator, maneuverer; developer, generator, inaugurator, initiator, inspirer, instituter (or institutor), pioneer

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Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

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