architect — ar‧chi‧tect [ˈɑːktekt ǁ ˈɑːr ] noun [countable] 1. JOBS PROPERTY a person whose job is to plan and design buildings: • The mill was built in 1872 to the design of an architect. 2. the architect of something the person who originally thought of… … Financial and business terms
Architect — Ar chi*tect ([aum]r k[i^]*t[e^]kt), n. [L. architectus, architecton, Gr. ? chief artificer, master builder; pref. archi (E. archi ) + ? workman, akin to ? art, skill, ? to produce: cf. F. architecte, It. architetto. See {Technical}.] 1. A person… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
architect — [är′kə tekt΄] n. [L architectus < Gr architektōn < archi , chief + tektōn, carpenter: see TECHNIC] 1. a person whose profession is designing and drawing up plans for buildings, bridges, etc. and generally supervising the construction 2. any … English World dictionary
architect — (n.) 1550s, from M.Fr. architecte, from L. architectus, from Gk. arkhitekton master builder, director of works, from arkhi chief (see ARCHON (Cf. archon)) + tekton builder, carpenter (see TEXTURE (Cf. texture)). An Old English word for it was… … Etymology dictionary
architect — *artist, artificer, artisan … New Dictionary of Synonyms
architect — [n] person who designs buildings artist, builder, creator, designer, draftsperson, engineer, inventor, maker, master builder, originator, planner, prime mover; concept 348 … New thesaurus
architect — ► NOUN 1) a person who designs buildings and supervises their construction. 2) a person responsible for the invention or realization of something. ► VERB Computing ▪ design and make (a program or system). ORIGIN Greek arkhitekt n chief builder … English terms dictionary
Architect — For other uses, see Architect (disambiguation). Architect An architect at his drawing board, 1893. Occupation Names Architect Activity sectors Architecture … Wikipedia
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architect — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)kɪtekt[/t]] architects 1) N COUNT An architect is a person who designs buildings. 2) N COUNT: with supp, oft N of n You can use architect to refer to a person who plans large projects such as landscaping or railways. ...Merrick Denton… … English dictionary