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- [hwahyt, wahyt kol-er]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈkɒl ər/
- /waɪt ˈkɒl.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hwahyt, wahyt kol-er]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈkɒl ər/
Definitions of white-collar word
- adjective white-collar 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. 1
- noun white-collar a white-collar worker. 1
- adjective white-collar professional, middle class 1
- adjective white-collar White-collar workers work in offices rather than doing physical work such as making things in factories or building things. 0
- adjective white-collar White-collar crime is committed by people who work in offices, and involves stealing money secretly from companies or the government, or getting money in an illegal way. 0
- adjective white-collar of, relating to, or designating nonmanual and usually salaried workers employed in professional and clerical occupations 0
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Origin of white-collar
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25
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Parts of speech for White-collar
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
white-collar popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for white-collar
adjective white-collar
- management — the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.
- managerial — pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society.
- office — Microsoft Office
Antonyms for white-collar
adj white-collar
- blue collar — of or relating to wage-earning workers who wear work clothes or other specialized clothing on the job, as mechanics, longshoremen, and miners. Compare white-collar.
- blue-collar — Blue-collar workers work in industry, doing physical work, rather than in offices.
- lower-class — of, relating to, or characteristic of the lower class: lower-class values.
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