architect

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[edit] English

An architect at a drawing board.

[edit] Etymology

Middle French architecte, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitekton, master builder), from ἀρχι- (chief) + τέκτων (builder)

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  • IPA: /ˈɑːkɪtɛkt/
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[edit] Noun

architect (plural architects)

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  1. 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. A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.
    Peisistratus was the first architect of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

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architect (third-person singular simple present architects, present participle architecting, simple past and past participle architected)

  1. (transitive) To design, plan, or orchestrate.
    He architected the military coup against the government.

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[edit] Dutch

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An architect at a drawing board.

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architect m. (??? please provide the plural!, ??? please provide the diminutive!)

  1. architect

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