[ahr-ki-tekt] 
| 1. | a person who engages in the profession of architecture. |
| 2. | a person professionally engaged in the design of certain large constructions other than buildings and the like: landscape architect; naval architect. |
| 3. | the deviser, maker, or creator of anything: the architects of the Constitution of the United States. |
| 4. | to plan, organize, or structure as an architect: The house is well architected. |
| ar·chi·tect (är'kĭ-těkt') n.
[Latin architectus, from Greek arkhitektōn : arkhi-, archi- + tektōn, builder; see teks- in Indo-European roots.] |