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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Architect \Ar"chi*tect\ ([aum]r"k[i^]*t[e^]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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
architect
n : someone who creates plans for buildings [syn: {designer}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
ARCHITECT, n. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft
of your money.
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