architect

Meanings

1. 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. 2
   noun

   A person who plans or creates something important.

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

3. 3
   verb

   To plan or design something in detail.

   He architected the whole reform from start to finish.

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.

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