brain-worker

Thân thiện

A teacher uses her brain-worker skills to solve a math problem on the chalkboard.

Definition

Noun: A person whose primary professional activity involves intellectual effort, mental labor, or using cognitive skills to solve problems, as opposed to manual labor.

Usage

This term is used to classify a person based on the nature of their work. It emphasizes the intellectual or mental component of their profession. - She is a classic brain-worker, spending her days analyzing data and developing strategies. - The modern economy increasingly values the contributions of the brain-worker.

Advanced Usage

• The term can sometimes carry connotations of being part of a professional or white-collar class.
  • The policy aimed to attract more brain-workers to the city's growing tech sector.

Variants and Related Words

• Brainwork (n): The process of thinking or intellectual effort itself.
  • This project requires a lot of careful brainwork.
• Mental labor (n): A direct synonym describing work performed with the mind.

Synonyms

• Knowledge worker
• Intellectual worker
• White-collar worker
• Professional

Antonyms

• Manual worker
• Blue-collar worker
• Laborer

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems

Từ đồng nghĩa

• brainworker