white-collar
Meaning
- Of or pertaining to office work and workers; contrasted with blue-collar.
- Pertaining to the culture of white-collar workers, as values, politics, etc.; contrasted with blue-collar.
Synonyms
government official
government employee
Translations
col blanc
impiegatizio
Angestellter
erkedar
oficinista fermanber karmend memûr miwazif wezîfedar
ذو ياقة بيضاءFrequency
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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