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architect definition

archi·tect (är′kə tekt′)

noun

  1. a person whose profession is designing and drawing up plans for buildings, bridges, etc. and generally supervising the construction
  2. any similar designer in a specialized field a naval architect
  3. any planner or creator the architects of our Constitution

Etymology: L architectus < Gr architektōn < archi-, chief + tektōn, carpenter: see technic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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