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brain-worker

brain-worker

7.2
A person who uses thinking to solve problems and create ideas in their job
  • noun
  • /ˈbreɪnˌwɜrkər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : trabajador intelectual
  • Many brain-workers struggle with stress caused by intense mental effort.

Examples

  • As a brain-worker, she spends most of her day analyzing data and drafting reports.

  • The modern economy increasingly values the contributions of the brain-worker over manual labor.

  • The brain-worker completed the project ahead of schedule.

  • Many brain-workers thrive in creative environments.

  • The team of brain workers collaborated to develop innovative solutions for environmental issues.

  • As a brain worker, her job involves analyzing data to create effective marketing strategies.

  • The company hired several brain workers to improve productivity through creative problem-solving.

Synonyms

brainworker
vsbrain-worker
6.5

A person whose job is mainly thinking, not physical work

is the same meaning but written with a hyphen between the parts

Antonyms

manual laborer
  • US
1 3.0

A person who does hard work using their hands

How Intellectual

intellectual
94 6.0
specialist
352 3.9
brain-worker
  • Archaic
7.2
office staff
5 1.1
laborer
  • US
68 1.0

Surface Forms

brain-worker singular
brain-workers plural

Morphology

brain-worker = brain + worker (transparent) = brain + work + er

The compound 'brain-worker' is formed from two productive English words ('brain' + 'worker') and denotes a person who works using mental effort, so the relation is directly inferable.

Etymology

Brain-worker comes from the simple parts brain and worker, meaning someone who 'works with their brain' rather than with their 'hands'. So a brain-worker is a person whose job uses thinking and ideas to solve problems.