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

Time has a habit of judging architects more generously than their contemporaries often do. — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

Baisch is a local architect and long-term resident of Edgewater who has lived in or near the Bryn Mawr Historic District for over 37 years. — Todd Baisch, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Los Alamos architect Galen Shipman said engineers concentrated on improving memory bandwidth for each CPU core while strengthening support for irregular computing workloads. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

The architect of that deal was Hogan Lovells CEO Miguel Zaldivar. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 17 July 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