creative class

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A proposed socioeconomic class made up of knowledge workers, intellectuals, and various types of artists.

Word forms

creative class creative classes

Etymology

Coined by American urban studies theorist Richard Florida in The Rise of the Creative Class (2002).

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