white-collar
adjective
white-col·lar
ˈ(h)wīt-ˈkä-lər 
: of, relating to, or constituting the class of salaried employees whose duties do not call for the wearing of work clothes or protective clothing compare blue-collar
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Ditto a downtrodden everyman who’s left his white-collar job in Quebec to reluctantly return to Winnipeg.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
Chavez, 38, is among the growing ranks of Americans experiencing long-term unemployment as businesses — particularly those in white-collar industries — have trimmed their workforces and drastically curtailed hiring.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
And Zoom and Microsoft Teams conferences and Slack chats still reign over the white-collar world.
—Daniel Munoz, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The white-collar types appear to enjoy this sandwich shop on the first floor of a commercial high-rise.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
Chavez, 38, is among the growing ranks of Americans experiencing long-term unemployment as businesses — particularly those in white-collar industries — have trimmed their workforces and drastically curtailed hiring.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
And Zoom and Microsoft Teams conferences and Slack chats still reign over the white-collar world.
—Daniel Munoz, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The white-collar types appear to enjoy this sandwich shop on the first floor of a commercial high-rise.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
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“White-collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-collar. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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