Definitions for architect
ˈɑr kɪˌtɛktar·chi·tect

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. architect, designernoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. architectnoun

   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. architectnoun

   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. architectverb

   To design, plan, or orchestrate.

   He architected the military coup against the government.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ARCHITECTnoun

   Etymology: architectus, Lat.

   1. A professor of the art of building.

   The architect’s glory consists in the designment and idea of the work; his ambition should be to make the form triumph over the matter. Henry Wotton.

   2. A contriver of a building; a builder.

   The hasty multitude
   Admiring enter’d, and the work some praise,
   And some the architect: his hand was known
   In heav’n, by many a tow’red structure high,
   Where scepter’d angels held their residence,
   And sat as princes. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. i.

   3. The contriver or former of any compound body.

   This inconvenience the divine architect of the body obviated. John Ray, on the Creation.

   4. The contriver of any thing.

   An irreligious Moor,
   Chief architect and plotter of these woes. William Shakespeare, Tit. Andron.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Architect

   An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose. Etymologically, the term architect derives from the Latin architectuscode: lat promoted to code: la , which derives from the Greek (arkhi-, chief + tekton, builder), i.e., chief builder.The professional requirements for architects vary from location to location. An architect's decisions affect public safety and thus the architect must undergo specialized training consisting of advanced education and a practicum (or internship) for practical experience to earn a license to practice architecture. Practical, technical, and academic requirements for becoming an architect vary by jurisdiction though the formal study of architecture in academic institutions has played a pivotal role in the development of the profession.

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1. architect

   An architect is a licensed professional who designs and plans structures such as houses, office buildings, bridges, and other physical environments. They may also supervise the construction of these structures. Their work includes creating detailed and scaled drawings, ensuring that structures are functional, safe, economical, and suit the needs of the people who use them. They must also consider zoning laws, building codes, and environmental factors in their designs.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. Architectnoun

   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

2. Architectnoun

   a contriver, designer, or maker

3. 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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

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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. Hubert Humphrey:

   The pursuit of peace resembles the building of a great cathedral. It is the work of a generation. In concept it requires a master-architect; in execution, the labors of many.

2. Alexis karpouzos:

   Time is the architect of fate, fleeting omen, pure phantom in enchanting light of absence, and our life the play of love and death, only love will never die, because In love no longer ‘thou’ and ‘I’ exist, only the blossom of sacred unity.

3. 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.

4. Cory Booker:

   For a guy who helped to be an architect of mass incarceration.

5. Jamie Raskin:

   Eastman's activities are perfectly clear at this point. John Eastman was the architect of the legal strategy to claim for the first time in American history that the Vice President had the unilateral authority to reject electoral college votes that were the result of popular elections.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=architect
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Architect
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=architect
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architect
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/architect
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=architect
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=architect
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=architect