White-collar (adjective)

Relating to or denoting work that is office-based and does not involve manual labor.

Origin:

From the word "white" meaning "of or relating to the upper or upper-middle class" and "collar" meaning "a shirt collar or type of work or worker".

Examples:

  1. He has a white-collar job as a manager.
  2. She works in a white-collar profession as a lawyer.
  3. He is a white-collar worker.
  4. She is a white-collar employee.
  5. The company is looking for white-collar workers to fill the positions.
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