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noun someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
originFrom Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “master builder”), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”). By surface analysis, archi- + -tect.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0