culturati

English

Etymology

Blend of culture +‎ literati

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkʌlt͡ʃəˈɹɑti/

Noun

culturati pl (normally plural, singular culturatus)

1. Well-educated people who are interested in cultural activities.
   • 1975, Tom Wolfe, The Painted Word:

     The Club became like town meetings for the entire New York art scene, attracting dealers, collectors, uptown curators like Alfred Barr, critics, and just about any other culturati who could wrangle their way in.

   • 2009 July 17, Daniel J. Wakin, “Amid Changes at WQXR, Music Stays”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Instead of letting WQXR disappear into the maw of sports talk or a top-40 juggernaut, the transaction ensures that New York City —— so often pointed to by its culturati as a music capital —— will have at least one classical outlet.