architect

architect
ar|chi|tect
W3 [ˈa:kıtekt US ˈa:r-] n
[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: architecte, from Latin, from Greek architekton 'chief builder', from archi- ( ARCH-) + tekton 'builder']
1.) someone whose job is to design buildings
2.) the architect of sth
the person who originally thought of an important and successful idea
Tinoco was one of the architects of the government's economic reforms.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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