architect

noun

ar·​chi·​tect ˈär-kə-ˌtekt 

1

: a person who designs buildings and advises in their construction

2

: a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking

the architect of American foreign policy

Synonyms

• engineer
• mastermind

Examples of architect in a Sentence

the architect of the economic plan that rebuilt Europe after World War II

Recent Examples on the Web

The architect who designed my home made the same mistakes that have been made by thousands of other architects over the past 100 years. —Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025

The six-story, Art Deco Patrician was designed by one of Miami Beach’s leading architects of the 1930s and 1940s, Roy F. France. —Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025

The five-bedroom, six-bath property was designed by the late architect Randall Stout, a protégé of Frank Gehry, and the sleek interiors come courtesy of B+G Design. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2025

The property has been a fixture of New York City society and is being meticulously restored by renowned architects from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, with interior design by Pierre-Yves Rochon. —Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 24 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Greek architektōn master builder, from archi- + tektōn builder, carpenter — more at technical

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing architect

• landscape architect
• marine architect
• naval architect

Rhymes for architect

• circumspect
• deselect
• dialect
• disconnect
• disinfect
• disrespect
• incorrect
• indirect
• intellect
• interject
• intersect
• pluperfect

Kids Definition

architect

noun

ar·​chi·​tect ˈär-kə-ˌtekt 

: a person who designs buildings and advises in their construction