Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

starchitect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: star-chi-tect
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A celebrity architect.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Others are timelessly provocative; the stacked tubes of “Museum Design Based on a Cigarette Package” might have been dreamed up by a starchitect."
"Gehry is more than an architect—he is a starchitect, a neologism coined to describe the small band of elite international architects whose personal brands transcend their buildings."
"Despite this starchitect presence, Quito is not Manhattan and La Carolina is not Central Park."

Etymology

Blend of star + architect.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

starchitects (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

starchitecture

Questions

What does starchitect mean?: A celebrity architect.
Where does starchitect come from?: Blend of star + architect.

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