different between architect vs mastermind

English

Etymology

From Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (arkhitékt?n, “master builder”), from ????- (arkhi-, “chief”) + ?????? (tékt?n, “builder”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???k?t?kt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???k?t?kt/

Noun

architect (plural architects)

1. A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.

2. A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.
3. (Philippines) A title given to architects. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Arch./Ar. before the person's name.

Synonyms

• architector (obsolete)

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Verb

architect (third-person singular simple present architects, present participle architecting, simple past and past participle architected)

1. (transitive) To design, plan, or orchestrate.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (arkhitékt?n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??rxi?t?kt/, /??r?i?t?kt/
• Hyphenation: ar?chi?tect
• Rhymes: -?kt

Noun

architect m (plural architecten, diminutive architectje n, feminine architecte)

1. architect

Synonyms

• bouwmeester

Derived terms

• architectenbureau
• binnenhuisarchitect
• landschapsarchitect
• tuinarchitect

Related terms

• architectuur

Descendants

• Afrikaans: argitek
• Indonesian: arsitek

English

Etymology

From master +? mind.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m??.st?.m??nd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?mæs.t??ma?nd/

Noun

mastermind (plural masterminds)

1. A person with an extraordinary intellect or skill that is markedly superior to his or her peers.
   • 1840, Edgar Allan Poe, ‘The Colloquy of Monos and Una’:

     At long intervals some master-minds appeared, looking upon each advance in practical science as a retro-gradation in the true utility.
2. A person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation.

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Verb

mastermind (third-person singular simple present masterminds, present participle masterminding, simple past and past participle masterminded)

1. To act in the role of mastermind.

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References

• “mastermind”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• mindstream