Meanings
nouncognitariat (countable and uncountable, plural cognitariats)
plural cognitariats
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesKnowledge workers considered as a social class.
- countablesometimesuncountablehuman sciencesSuch 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
Origin
Translations
Catalan cognitariat
- cognitariatsociological group
French cognitariat
- cognitariatsociological group
Italian cognitariato
- cognitariatosociological group
Portuguese cognitariado
- cognitariadosociological group
Spanish cognitariado
- cognitariadosociological group
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APA
cognitariat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cognitariat
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“cognitariat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cognitariat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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