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 façade was as bright and clean as an architect’s rendering, rather than plausibly haunted. —Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026

The Big West champs are trending up around program architect Heidi VanDerveer, sister of legendary coach Tara VanDerveer. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026

Inner circle role Within that system, prosecutors portray Maduro not as a peripheral figure but as a central architect. —Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026

The Kimbell Art Museum is internationally known for both its collection and its building, designed by architect Louis Kahn. —Taylor Haught, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 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