word-vault/dist/data/cards/ar/architect.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "architect",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person whose job is designing buildings",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The house was designed by architect Louis Kahn."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's a London-based architect and interior designer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In 1721 he was named **chief architect** of the cathedral."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Jobs"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["famous", "great", "leading"],
                "verb + architect": ["appoint", "commission", "employ"],
                "architect + verb": [
                    "design something",
                    "draw up plans (for something)",
                    "create something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who is responsible for planning or creating an idea, an event or a situation",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was one of the principal architects of the revolution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Jones was the architect of the team's first goal."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person who designs or puts together a program or computer system",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We are looking for an IT data architect to work within our Systems Architecture team."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Jobs", "Computers"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɑːkɪtekt/",
                "audio": "ar/architect/architect__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɑːrkɪtekt/",
                "audio": "ar/architect/architect__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from French architecte, from Italian architetto, via Latin from Greek arkhitektōn, from arkhi- ‘chief’ + tektōn ‘builder’."
}