Ful ‧ ler, Rich ‧ ard Buck ‧ min ‧ ster /ˈfʊləʳ, ˈrɪtʃəd ˈbʌkmɪnstəʳ $ -tʃərd-/ BrE AmE
(1895–1983) a US ↑ architect (=someone who designs buildings) and engineer, who believed that scientific and technical developments could be used to solve many of society’s problems, and who invented the GEODESIC DOME , a large, light, ball-shaped structure