WHITE-COLLAR


Meaning of WHITE-COLLAR in English

also white collar

1.

White-collar workers work in offices rather than doing physical work such as making things in factories or building things.

White-collar workers now work longer hours.

? blue-collar

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2.

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.

ADJ: ADJ n

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