Image:Architect.png|thumb|right|An architect at a drawing board.
English

Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|���ι�έκ��ν �master builder�

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-architect.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

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

#:Plato made the causes of things to be matter, ideas, and an efficient architect.

1. A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.

#:Peisistratus was the first architect of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Derived terms
architecture
software architect
naval architect

Translations
trans-top|a designer of buildings
Albanian: arkitekt m, arkitekte f
Czech: architekt m, architektka f
Dutch: architect m
Finnish: arkkitehti
French: architecte m, f
German: Architekt m, Architektin f
Greek: α��ι�έκ�ονα� c
Hebrew: ��ר��� romanization of Hebrew|adrikhál m, ��ר����ת romanization of Hebrew|adrikhalít f
Italian: architetto m, f
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Japanese: 建�家 (kenchikuka)
Latin: architectus
Portuguese: arquiteto m, arquiteta f
Russian: а��и�ек�о� (ar�it'éktor) m, зод�ий (zód�ij) m
Scottish Gaelic: ailteir m, ailtire m, dealbhadair thogalach m
Spanish: arquitecto
Swedish: arkitekt c
Turkish: mimar
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trans-top|a planner
Albanian: arkitekt m, arkitekte f
Finnish: arkkitehti, suunnittelija
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Portuguese: arquiteto m, arquiteta f
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ttbc|Latin: architectus

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To design, plan, or orchestrate.

#: He architected the military coup against the government.

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