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cognitariat

Syllables: cog·ni·ta·ri·atUK/ˌkɒɡ.nɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ət/US/ˌkɑɡ.nɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ət/

cognitariat noun: knowledge workers considered as a social class.

Noun

cognitariat (countable and uncountable, plural cognitariats)

  1. Knowledge workers considered as a social class.
    1. (sometimes) 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

Forms of cognitariat

pluralcognitariats

Origin of cognitariat

Blend of cognitive + proletariat.

Questions about cognitariat

What does cognitariat mean?
Cognitariat means knowledge workers considered as a social class.
What part of speech is cognitariat?
Cognitariat is a noun.
How do you pronounce cognitariat?
Cognitariat is pronounced /ˌkɒɡ.nɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ət/ (UK).
What is the plural of cognitariat?
The plural of cognitariat is cognitariats.

Words near cognitariat in the dictionary

  1. cognising
  2. cognisings
  3. cognisor
  4. cognisors
  5. cognit
  6. cognitariat
  7. cognitariats
  8. cognite
  9. cognited
  10. cognites
  11. cogniting

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