white-collar
white-collar
English
Adj Top 34,413
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Definition
Of or pertaining to office work and workers; contrasted with blue-collar.
Etymology
From the color of dress shirts worn by professional and clerical workers, as opposed to the rugged denim and chambray shirts normally worn by manual workers.
Example Sentences
- "This being a motion picture star is a real business. It's a job, and not always a white collar one, either."
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