architector

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noun

An architect.

OriginMiddle English architectur ← Middle French architecteur ← Medieval Latin architector →
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Meanings

nounarchitector (plural architectors)

plural architectors

  1. obsoleteAn architect.

    Then he said that Homer was wonderfull in all his things, but that amongst others, he was an excellent architector.

    1579-1603, Thomas North, Plutarch's Lives, page 570

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
architect

Origin

  1. Latinarchitectus
  2. Italianarchitettore
  3. Medieval Latinarchitector
  4. Middle Frencharchitecteur
  5. Middle Englisharchitectur
  6. Englisharchitector

From Middle English architectur, from Middle French architecteur, Medieval Latin architector, and Italian architettore, from Latin architectus, architectōn, due to form-association with Latin agent nouns in -tor.

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APA

architector. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/architector

MLA

“architector.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/architector. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “architector,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/architector.

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