architect English · revision 7937

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1563|origins=grc ἀρχιτέκτων}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛkt/ ''(UK)''; /ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛkt/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|frm|architecte]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) possibly influenced by Italian architetto,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) from Latin [[m|la|architectus]], from Greek [[m|grc|ἀρχιτέκτων|tr=arkhitéktōn|t=master builder, director of works]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from arkhi-, chief (see [[arch-]]), and téktōn, builder, carpenter (see [[tectonic]]),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from PIE [[ine-pro|*teḱs-|alt=*teks-|t=to weave, fabricate]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A master builder, one who designs buildings and supervises their construction: 1563.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Old English used hēahcræftiga, high-crafter, as a loan translation of Latin architectus, and Middle English had architectour, superintendent.^(Etymonline) One who plans or contrives anything is from 1588 (the 1580s),^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) and the designer of a complex structure, especially the Creator, from 1659.^(OED 1989) The verb, to design a building, is from 1818,^(OED 1989) and to plan a computer system is a modern use.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1563 – a master builder.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1588 – one who contrives.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1659 – the Creator.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1818 – the verb.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person who designs [[building|alt=buildings]] and supervises their construction.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A person who plans or creates something: ''the architect of the reforms''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To design or create, especially a computer system.^(Collins 2023)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[subarchitect]]

+ * [[landscape architect]]

+ * [[naval architect]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[architecture]]

+ * [[architectural]]

+ * [[tectonic]]

+ * [[technical]]

+ * [[text]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}