architect

«architect» in Mova's school dictionary: a person whose job is to design buildings and draw plans… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an architect, architects)

meaning for a pupil

1) An architect is a person whose job is to design buildings and draw plans for how they should be built. tree →

2) The architect of something is the person who planned it or made it happen, as in «the architect of the peace deal». tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths, art and DT lessons, architects use shapes, measuring, scale drawings and angles. In jobs lessons, being an architect needs creativity, maths and a lot of training. In history, famous buildings are linked to their architects. Phrases: «the architect of», «landscape architect», «trained architect».

examples

• The architect drew plans for our new school library. tree →
• An architect needs to be good at maths and drawing. tree →
• She wants to be an architect when she grows up. tree →
• The architect made a model of the bridge first. tree →
• He was the architect of the team's surprise win. tree →
• Landscape architects design parks and gardens. tree →
• We visited a museum designed by a famous architect. tree →
• Daedalus, a descendant of Erechtheus, was an Athenian architect, sculptor, and mechanician. tree →

note

Countable noun: an architect (vowel sound, so «an»). Pronounced «AR-ki-tekt»; the «ch» sounds like «k». Related: architecture (the art of designing buildings), architectural. An architect designs; builders build.

In the corpora

• An architect designs a building and works with engineers; builders, electricians, plumbers and many others build it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «architect» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.