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

Our hotel [the Royal Continental Hotel Naples] was partly designed by the modernist architect Gio Ponti—including the fabrics, the beds, the sinks, and the crazy rooftop pool. —Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2026

The 1999 building was designed by the Los Angeles architect Eric Owen Moss. —Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026

In due time the architect came up with an undulating single-story blob that people hated. —Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026

In the mid-’90s, Strait hired architect and sculptor Bill Tull to build a custom adobe mansion on a 12-acre estate located within The Dominion Country Club in San Antonio, Texas. —Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 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