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White-collar

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to office work and workers; contrasted with blue-collar.

    "This being a motion picture star is a real business. It's a job, and not always a white collar one, either."

  2. 2
    Pertaining to the culture of white-collar workers, as values, politics, etc.; contrasted with blue-collar.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers wordnet

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.

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