cognitariat
cog·ni·ta·ri·at
cognitariat · cognitariats
Knowledge workers considered as a social classKnowledge workers considered as a social class.
UK/ˌkɒɡ.nɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ət/US/ˌkɑɡ.nɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ət/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Knowledge workers considered as a social class.
Knowledge workers considered as a social class.
(countable, sometimes, uncountable)Such workers whose compensation and job security are low, not being commensurate with their high educational attainment, the costs of their education, and the value that they produce (via teaching and research); as for example with many graduate students and adjunct professors.
Holonym: precariat
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Blend of cognitive + proletariat.Blend of cognitive + proletariat.
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Forms
plural: cognitariats| Singular | cognitariat |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable