architect

 
Pronunciation: /ˈɑːkɪtɛkt/

noun

  • a person who designs buildings and in many cases also supervises their construction: the great Norman architect of Durham Cathedral
  • a person who is responsible for inventing or realizing a particular idea or project: the architects of the reform programme

verb

[with object] Computing
  • design and configure (a program or system): (as adjective architected) an architected information interface

Origin:

mid 16th century: from French architecte, from Italian architetto, via Latin from Greek arkhitektōn, from arkhi- 'chief' + tektōn 'builder'

Spelling help

Spell architect and the related word architecture with an i after the h.