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Definition of Architect

Archbishop
Archbishop
  ARCHITECT   noun
One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money.
 

Devil's Dictionarydefinition from:
The Devil's Dictionary
by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

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Regular definition:
ARCHITECT:
??:k?tekt n. 1 a designer who prepares plans for buildings, ships, etc., and supervises their construction. 2 (foll. by of) a person who brings about a specified thing (the architect of his own fortune). [F architecte f. It. architetto, or L architectus f. Gk arkhitekton (as ARCH-, tekton builder)]


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