Definition: Architect
Etymology
From Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων or arkhitéktōn (master builder), from ἀρχι- or arkhi-, (chief) + τέκτων or téktōn (builder).
Noun
architect (plural architects)
- A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.
- Plato made the causes of things to be matter, ideas, and an efficient architect.
- A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.
- Peisistratus was the first architect of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Derived terms
- business architect
- coarchitect
- ecoarchitect
- microarchitect
- naval architect
- nonarchitect
- software architect
- subarchitect
Related terms
Verb
architect (third-person singular simple present architects, present participle architecting, simple past and past participle architected)
- To design, plan, or orchestrate.
- He architected the military coup against the government.
Derived terms
- rearchitect
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