a person qualified to design buildings and to superintend their erection
2.
a person similarly qualified in another form of construction: a naval architect
3.
any planner or creator: the architect of the expedition
—vb
4.
(tr) to plan or create (something, esp a computer system)
[C16: from French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Greek arkhitektōn director of works, from archi- + tektōn workman; related to tekhnē art, skill]
1560s, from M.Fr. architecte, from L. architectus, from Gk. arkhitekton "master builder," from arkhi- "chief" (see archon) + tekton "builder, carpenter" (see texture).