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

• 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

Tristan Auer, the interior architect behind the Carlton Hotel in Cannes and the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris, transformed the 3,800-square-foot space into a private apartment to elevate personalized service and offer discretion to the store’s clients. —Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 July 2025

The firm works extensively in Miami and New York and has deep connections to talented collaborators, including architects, landscape designers, and contractors. —Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025

Very few American architects, past or present, can be considered household names, but Frank Lloyd Wright is certainly one of them. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 July 2025

England struggled to recover from that disappointment and, from then on in, were architects of their own downfall. —Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 July 2025

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