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 museum effort was spearheaded by a local architect and surfer, Stuart Resor, with help from the community, including a former Smithsonian employee. —Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026

Today the name of David Adjaye, the fifty-nine-year-old Ghanaian British architect who less than three years ago was at the pinnacle of his career, has been erased with record speed. —Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026

Tinted mortar is a tool in the architect’s workshop. —Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026

Despont was, after all, the architect and designer hired to take on the $60 million centennial restoration of the Statue of Liberty completed in 1986. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 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