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

The Manhattan architect who lived a secret life as the Gilgo Beach serial killer has spent the past three years alone in a segregated cell, reading crime novels and occasionally being visited by his lawyers or family, according to the sheriff who oversees the jail. —ABC News, 13 June 2026

In May, the architect who remodeled the family’s country house testified that Adorni paid him $245,000 in cash. —Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

Mind currently has roughly 20 open positions ranging from software and hardware engineers to data architects, according to its website. —Michael Wayland, CNBC, 13 June 2026

The Elysian was originally designed in 1961 by William Pereira (who was one of the first architects on the cover of Time magazine) as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Water District of Los Angeles. —Aditi Sharma, Architectural Digest, 13 June 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