architect
/ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛkt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.08 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.
noun
An honorific given to architects. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Arch./Ar. before the person's name.
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."
- "French winger Hatem Ben Arfa has also taken plenty of plaudits recently and he was the architect of the opening goal with some superb trickery on the left touchline."
- "He architected the military coup against the government."
- "Dacker was his own architect, (or, as he sometimes said, he architected his own fortunes,) and his own carpenter."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *tetḱ-, architecte, architectus, ἀρχιτέκτων
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛkt/
- British English: /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛkt/