architect

Meaning

Noun

1. A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.
2. A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.
3. (Philippines) An honorific given to architects. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Arch./Ar. before the person's name.

Verb

To design, plan, or orchestrate.

Synonyms

designer

creator

constructor

builder

master builder

author

deviser

originator

planner

mechanic

🧑‍🔧

stylist

writer

✍️🧑‍🦱

Master of Architecture

headmason

artificer

building designer

artisan

artist

🧑‍🎨

developer

erector

founder

innovator

inventor

maker

Translations

architecte

arquitecto

Architekt

architetto

architect

mimar

Architektin

bouwmeester

arquitecta

Baumeister

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛkt/

Etymology

From Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “master builder”), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”).

Sentences

The architect for the annex was Bostonian Charles Brigham .