WHITE-COLLAR


Meaning of WHITE-COLLAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhwīt-ˈkä-lər, ˈwīt- ]

adjective

Date: 1920

: 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.