Definitions for architect
ˈɑr kɪˌtɛktar·chi·tect

Princeton's WordNet(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. architect, designer(noun)

   someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. architect(Noun)

   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.

2. architect(Noun)

   A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.

   Peisistratus was the first architect of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

3. architect(Verb)

   To design, plan, or orchestrate.

   He architected the military coup against the government.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Architect(noun)

   a person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend the artificers employed

   Etymology: [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.]

2. Architect(noun)

   a contriver, designer, or maker

   Etymology: [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.]

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1. Architect

   An architect is a person trained and licensed to plan, design, and oversee the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design and construction of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings, that have as their principal purpose human occupancy or use. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, which derives from the Greek arkhitekton, i.e., chief builder. Professionally, an architect's decisions affect public safety, and thus an architect must undergo specialized training consisting of advanced education and a practicum for practical experience to earn a license to practice architecture. Practical, technical, and academic requirements for becoming an architect vary by jurisdiction. The terms architect and architecture are also used in the disciplines of landscape architecture, naval architecture and often information technology. In most jurisdictions, the professional and commercial uses of the terms "architect" and "landscape architect" are legally protected.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Architect

   ärk′i-tekt, n. a master-builder: one who designs buildings and superintends their erection: a maker: any contriver, as the Creator.—adjs. Architecton′ic, pertaining to architecture: constructive: controlling, having direction: (metaph.) pertaining to the arrangement of knowledge.—n. the science of architecture: the systematic arrangement of knowledge.—adj. Architect′ural.—n. Architect′ure, the art or science of building: structure: in specific sense, one of the fine arts, the art of architecture—also used of any distinct style, e.g. Gothic, Byzantine architecture. [Gr. architektōn—archi-, chief, and tektōn, a builder.]

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'architect' in Nouns Frequency: #1481

How to pronounce architect?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of architect in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of architect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of architect in a Sentence

1. Frank Lloyd Wright:

   The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to plant vines - so they should go as far as possible from home to build their first buildings.

2. Vijay Chokal-Ingam:

   I disclosed that I grew up in one of the wealthiest towns in Massachusetts, that my mother was a doctor, and that my father was an architect, i disclosed that I didn’t receive financial aid from the University of Chicago, and that I had a nice car.

3. John Kilduff:

   The fear of the unknown is going to be supportive to crude oil prices, king Abdullah was the architect of the current strategy to keep production high and force out smaller players instead of cutting.

4. Reinhold Niebuhr:

   A wise architect observed that you could break the laws of architectural art provided you had mastered them first. That would apply to religion as well as to art. Ignorance of the past does not guarantee freedom from its imperfections.

5. Sallust:

   Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

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