white-collar
adjective
white-col·lar
ˈ(h)wīt-ˈkä-lər 
: of, relating to, or constituting the class of salaried employees whose duties do not call for the wearing of work clothes or protective clothing compare blue-collar
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The district regularly oversees high-profile cases involving public corruption, white-collar crime, foreign lobbying and more.
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Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Meanwhile, artists and white-collar workers are losing their livelihoods on top of the knowledge and ingenuity that’s already been stolen from them.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 7 May 2025
The financial sector offers one of the highest-paying white-collar jobs.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
The plan has included layoffs for its white-collar workers.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
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Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Meanwhile, artists and white-collar workers are losing their livelihoods on top of the knowledge and ingenuity that’s already been stolen from them.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 7 May 2025
The financial sector offers one of the highest-paying white-collar jobs.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
The plan has included layoffs for its white-collar workers.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for white-collar
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“White-collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-collar. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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