architect : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: architect	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for architect
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
architect n someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) Synonym(s): architect, designer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Architect \Ar"chitect\ ([aum]r"k[icr]t[ecr]kt), n. [L. architectus, architecton, Gr. [?] chief artificer, master builder; pref. 'archi- (E. archi-) + [?] workman, akin to [?] art, skill, [?] to produce: cf. F. architecte, It. architetto. See {Technical}.] 1. A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend the artificers employed. 2. A contriver, designer, or maker. The architects of their own happiness. --Milton. A French woman is a perfect architect in dress. --Coldsmith.