Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knowledge worker

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables
knowl-edge -work-er
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who works with information or data.

Etymology

Coined by Peter Drucker in 1966.

Inflected Forms

knowledge workers (plural)

Phrases

knowledge work white-collar worker office worker

Frequently Paired Words

knowledge work white-collar worker office worker

Synonyms

brain worker

Questions

What does knowledge worker mean?
Someone who works with information or data.
Where does knowledge worker come from?
Coined by Peter Drucker in 1966.

How to pronounce knowledge worker

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