white-collar

[ hwahyt-kol-er, wahyt- ]

/ ˈʰwaɪtˈkɒl ər, ˈwaɪt- /

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adjective

belonging or pertaining to the ranks of office and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor or the wearing of a uniform or work clothes.

noun

a white-collar worker.

Compare blue-collar.

Origin of white-collar

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby white-collar

white work, white zinfandel, white-ant, white-bread, white-coat hypertension, white-collar, white-collar crime, white-crowned sparrow, white-eye, white-eyed vireo, white-faced

Example sentences from the Web for white-collar

By the early 20th century, white-collar work was more common—and more regimented.

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I thought it would be an incredible departure to see that white-collar prison.

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Do prior convictions for white-collar crimes like embezzlement constitute significant criminal history?

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White-collar corruption returns—and this time, the suspect wears jewels.

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“It puts pressure on the white-collar worker rather than on the blue-collar worker,” he said.

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Industrialization and socialization of the economy have created thousands of new blue- and white-collar jobs.

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The girl emerging from high school and looking for work is usually on the lookout for what in a boy we call a "white-collar job."

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"It's an old stunt," said Dawson, unbending a little from his suspicion of "white-collar" meddling in labor troubles.

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But the white-collar ranks were teeming, overflowing, supersaturated.

Gladiator |Philip Wylie
He regarded it as a device of the exploiting classes to teach submission to their white-collar slaves.

Jimmie Higgins |Upton Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for white-collar

white-collar

adjective

of, relating to, or designating nonmanual and usually salaried workers employed in professional and clerical occupations white-collar union Compare blue-collar, pink-collar

Cultural definitions for white-collar

white-collar

A descriptive term for office workers, who use a minimum of physical exertion, as opposed to blue-collar laborers. Managerial, clerical, and sales jobs are common white-collar occupations.

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white-collar

adjective

noun

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