digerati

[ dij-uh-rah-tee, ‑-rey‑ ]

plural noun

, Digital Technology.

1. people skilled with or knowledgeable about digital technologies, especially computers and the internet.

digerati

/ ˌdɪdʒəˈrɑːtɪ /

plural noun

1. the people who earn large amounts of money through internet-related business

Word History and Origins

Origin of digerati¹

First recorded in 1990–95; dig(ital) + (lit)erati

Example Sentences

It became the credo of the electronic world and a slogan of the digerati eagerly awaiting the next great thing.

From Los Angeles Times

The ideas of the digerati might be wrong, they might be overly utopian, but, at least, they are sincere.

From The Guardian

At Burning Man, the summer festival in the Nevada desert that attracts the digerati and others, Evans and his RV mate brought 50 gallons of spring water they had collected.

From Seattle Times

At Burning Man, the summer festival in the Nevada desert that attracts the digerati and others, Mr. Evans and his R.V. mate brought 50 gallons of spring water they had collected.

From New York Times

Even a storied retreat has become sullied by the obtuse self-absorbed mindset of the digerati.

From New York Times