white-collar
11white-collar — also white collar 1) ADJ: ADJ n 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. 2) ADJ: ADJ n White collar crime is committed… …
12white-collar — adjective 1 white collar workers work in offices, banks etc as opposed to people who work in factories, mines etc 2 white collar crime crimes involving white collar workers, for example when someone secretly steals money from the organization… …
13white-collar — adjective a) Of or pertaining to office work and workers; contrasted with blue collar. b) Pertaining to the culture of white collar workers, as values, politics, etc.; contrasted with blue collar. See Also: white collar crime …
14white-collar */ — UK / US adjective 1) white collar workers work in offices rather than doing physical work. People who do physical work in places such as factories and mines are called blue collar workers. 2) white collar crimes are crimes in which people who… …
15white-collar — adjective of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers (Freq. 2) the coal miner s son aspired to a white collar occupation as a bookkeeper • Ant: ↑blue collar • Similar to: ↑clerical, ↑professional, ↑pink collar …
16white-collar — /hwuyt kol euhr, wuyt /, adj. 1. 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. n. 2. a white collar worker. Cf. blue collar.… …
17white-collar — adj. White collar is used with these nouns: ↑crime, ↑criminal, ↑employee, ↑employment, ↑job, ↑occupation, ↑worker …
18white collar — see white collar …
19white-collar — adjective white collar workers Syn: clerical, administrative, professional, executive, salaried, office …
20ˈwhite-ˌcollar — adj white collar workers work in offices …
