architect

architect
One whose profession it is to form and devise plans and designs, and draw up specifications, for buildings or structures, and to superintend their construction. Arkansas State Board of Architects v Bank Bldg. & Equipment Corp. 225 Ark 889, 286 SW2d 323, 56 ALR2d 720. 5 Am J2d Arch § 1.

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  • architect — ar‧chi‧tect [ˈɑːktekt ǁ ˈɑːr ] noun [countable] 1. JOBS PROPERTY a person whose job is to plan and design buildings: • The mill was built in 1872 to the design of an architect. 2. the architect of something the person who originally thought of… …   Financial and business terms

  • architect — I noun architectus, artificer, author, begetter, builder, composer, constructor, contriver, creator, designer, deviser, draftsman, enterpriser, founder, framer, generator, introducer, inventor, maker, organizer, originator, planner, prime mover,… …   Law dictionary

  • 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

  • architect — [är′kə tekt΄] n. [L architectus < Gr architektōn < archi , chief + tektōn, carpenter: see TECHNIC] 1. a person whose profession is designing and drawing up plans for buildings, bridges, etc. and generally supervising the construction 2. any …   English World dictionary

  • architect — (n.) 1550s, from M.Fr. architecte, from L. architectus, from Gk. arkhitekton master builder, director of works, from arkhi chief (see ARCHON (Cf. archon)) + tekton builder, carpenter (see TEXTURE (Cf. texture)). An Old English word for it was… …   Etymology dictionary

  • architect — *artist, artificer, artisan …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • architect — [n] person who designs buildings artist, builder, creator, designer, draftsperson, engineer, inventor, maker, master builder, originator, planner, prime mover; concept 348 …   New thesaurus

  • architect — ► NOUN 1) a person who designs buildings and supervises their construction. 2) a person responsible for the invention or realization of something. ► VERB Computing ▪ design and make (a program or system). ORIGIN Greek arkhitekt n chief builder …   English terms dictionary

  • Architect — For other uses, see Architect (disambiguation). Architect An architect at his drawing board, 1893. Occupation Names Architect Activity sectors Architecture …   Wikipedia

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  • architect — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)kɪtekt[/t]] architects 1) N COUNT An architect is a person who designs buildings. 2) N COUNT: with supp, oft N of n You can use architect to refer to a person who plans large projects such as landscaping or railways. ...Merrick Denton… …   English dictionary

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