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Architect Person Noun ˈɑːkɪtekt ˈɑːrkɪtekt House Designed Louis

Word3 architect
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈɑːkɪtekt/ /ˈɑːrkɪtekt/
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  • the house was designed by architect louis kahn.
  • she's a london-based architect and interior designer.
  • in 1721 he was named chief architect of the cathedral.
  • he was one of the principal architects of the revolution.
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architect

(noun)/ˈɑːkɪtekt/ /ˈɑːrkɪtekt/
  1. a person whose job is designing buildings
    • SEE ALSO landscape architect
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/landscape-architect
    • The house was designed by architect Louis Kahn.
    • She's a London-based architect and interior designer.
    • In 1721 he was named chief architect of the cathedral.
  2. a person who is responsible for planning or creating an idea, an event or a situation
    • He was one of the principal architects of the revolution.
    • Jones was the architect of the team's first goal.
  3. a person who designs or puts together a program or computer system
    • We are looking for an IT data architect to work within our Systems Architecture team.

    Word Origin

    • mid 16th cent.: from French architecte, from Italian architetto, via Latin from Greek arkhitektōn, from arkhi- ‘chief’ + tektōn ‘builder’.
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