creative class en · NOUN
Etymology
Coined by American urban studies theorist Richard Florida in The Rise of the Creative Class (2002).
Meanings
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A proposed socioeconomic class made up of knowledge workers, intellectuals, and various types of artists.
The modern creative class, beleaguered enough, barraged by two decades of digital technology that has radically cheapened music, television and cinema, is ready for combat, as the successful writers’ and actors’ strikes demonstrated earlier in the year.
2023 December 28, Ross Barkan, “The zeitgeist is changing. A strange, romantic backlash to the tech era looms”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| creative classes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |