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