ar|chi|tect

ar|chi|tect
ar|chi|tect «AHR kuh tehkt», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a person who designs and lays out plans for buildings, and then sees that these plans are followed by the contractors and workers who actually put up the buildings; a person skilled in architecture. Abb arch.
2. Figurative. a maker; creator: »

The student council was the architect of our honor system. Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

 SYNONYM(S): builder, planner, designer.
–v.t.
to design; construct: »

The bathing suit…is so cleverly architected within as to be all but surf-proof (Time).

╂[< Latin architectus < Greek architéktōn < archi- chief + téktōn builder]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

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  • architect — ar|chi|tect [ arkı,tekt ] noun count ** 1. ) someone whose job is to design buildings 2. ) architect of the person who has the idea for something such as a plan or policy and makes it happen: the chief/principal architect: He was the chief… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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