white-collar en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Canada) audio
- /ˌwaɪt ˈkɑlər/
Etymology
From the color of dress shirts worn by professional and clerical workers, as opposed to the rugged denim and chambray shirts normally worn by manual workers.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to office work and workers.
This being a motion picture star is a real business. It's a job, and not always a white collar one, either.
1929 December, Betty Boone, “The Price of this Stardom”, in Screenland, page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| white collar | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most white-collar | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| whitecollar | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more white-collar | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
white-collar worker · white-collar work · white-collar crime · white-collar boxing
Descendants
Relateds
no-collar · gray-collar · pink-collar · grey-collar · open-collar · green-collar · blue-collar
Synonyms
Translations (24)
nl witteboorden- (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · ru «бе́лый воротничо́к» (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · id kerah putih (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · ko 화이트칼라 (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · ru конто́рский (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · ka თეთრსაყელოიანი (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · ka საკანცელარიო (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · ca de coll blanc (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · cmn 白領 /白领 (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · ja ホワイトカラー (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · ru о́фисный (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · ug ئاق ياقىلىق (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · ka საოფისე (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · pt de/do colarinho branco (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · fr col blanc (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · pl pracujący w biurze (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · ms kolar putih (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · mk канцела́риски (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · fi valkokaulus- (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · hi सफ़ेदपोश (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · ca de guant blanc (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · ru «чи́стый» (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · ru канцеля́рский (of or pertaining to office work and workers) · cy coler wen (of or pertaining to office work and workers)