new-collar

[ noo-kol-er, nyoo ]
/ ˈnuˈkɒl ər, ˈnyu /

adjective

pertaining to or designating middle-class wage earners holding jobs in a service industry.
Compare blue-collar.

Origin of new-collar

First recorded in 1985–90

Words nearby new-collar

new zealand on air, new zealand pepper tree, new zealand pigeon, new zealand spinach, new zealander, new-collar, new-fashioned, new-found, new-mint, new-mown, new-rich