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

Starting in 1916, more than 7 million Black Americans left the South, and Chicago became one of the primary destinations of the Great Migration, with hundreds of thousands settling in the city; educators, architects, farmers and more in search of a better life. —Edie Kasten, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026

The architect Norman Foster suggested a glass roof and a glass spire, while the landscape artist and architect Clément Willemin recommended adding a roof garden with wildflowers. —David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026

But the interiors are more disciplined—materials used in the rebuild were meticulously chosen by architect Tomoyuki Sakakida of the Japanese design firm New Material Research Laboratory and meant to oxidize over time. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2026

Most of the architects building quantum computers, whether at Oratomic or other startups, are physicists at heart. —Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026

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