architect

Definition

A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Plato made the causes of things to be matter, ideas, and an efficient architect."
• "This was the second time in the last few months that she was asked to install a urinal in a luxury residential project, and she said she knows many other designers and architects who have been specifying home urinals in their projects."
• "Peisistratus was the first architect of the Iliad and the Odyssey."

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