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knowledge worker

knowledge worker noun: someone who works with information or data.

Noun

knowledge worker (plural knowledge workers)

  1. Someone who works with information or data.
    Synonyms:
    brain worker

Synonyms of knowledge worker

Forms of knowledge worker

pluralknowledge workers

Origin of knowledge worker

Coined by Peter Drucker in 1966.

Questions about knowledge worker

What does knowledge worker mean?
Knowledge worker means someone who works with information or data.
What part of speech is knowledge worker?
Knowledge worker is a noun.
What is the plural of knowledge worker?
The plural of knowledge worker is knowledge workers.

Words near knowledge worker in the dictionary

  1. knowledge map
  2. knowledge maps
  3. knowledge mining
  4. knowledge society
  5. knowledge work
  6. knowledge worker
  7. knowledge workers
  8. knowledge-box
  9. knowledge-boxes
  10. knowledgeability
  11. knowledgeable

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