architect

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛkt/ UK /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛkt/ See IPA manual

Freq #6544

Meanings

1

noun
A person whose job is to design buildings and oversee their construction.

The architect showed us the plans for the new library.
2

noun
A person who plans or creates something important.

She is widely seen as the architect of the peace agreement.
3

verb
To plan or design something in detail.

He architected the whole reform from start to finish.

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1 noun · a person whose job is to... designer

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Word family

Forms architects

Derived forms coarchitectecoarchitectmicroarchitectnonarchitectstarchitectsubarchitect

Related forms architecture

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landscape architect
a professional who plans the layout of outdoor spaces

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Architect entered English in the mid-16th century and comes from the Greek elements archi-, associated with a chief or ruler, and tektōn, “builder.”

Etymology

From Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “master builder”), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”). By surface analysis, archi- + -tect.

*tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European architecte Middle French architectus Latin ἀρχιτέκτων Ancient Greek

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# architect

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛkt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛkt/
**Frequency rank:** 6544

## Meanings
1. A person whose job is to design buildings and oversee their construction.
2. A person who plans or creates something important.
3. To plan or design something in detail.

## Examples
- The architect showed us the plans for the new library.
- She is widely seen as the architect of the peace agreement.
- He architected the whole reform from start to finish.

## Synonyms
- architector

## Derived Forms
- coarchitect
- ecoarchitect
- microarchitect
- nonarchitect
- starchitect
- subarchitect

## Related Forms
- architecture

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *tetḱ-
- Root: architecte
- Root: architectus
- Root: ἀρχιτέκτων
- Affix: arch- - chief

## Etymology
From Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “master builder”), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”). By surface analysis, archi- + -tect.

## AI Etymology
Architect comes from Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “master builder”), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) plus τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”). By surface analysis, archi- plus -tect. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ-. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Architecture & Buildings

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