white-collar
adjective [before noun] /ˌwaɪtˈkɒl.ər/
/-ˈkɑː.lɚ/ Definition
› relating to people who work in offices, doing work that needs mental rather than physical effort: white-collar workers/unionsEmployment status and types of workSkilled, talented and able
(Definition of white-collar adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- administrative adjective
- at the coalface idiom
- backroom boys noun
- blue-collar adjective
- casual adjective (TEMPORARY)
- honorary adjective
- jobless noun
- jobseeker noun
- labour-intensive adjective
- lackey noun
- managerial adjective
- probation noun
- semi-skilled adjective
- shiftwork noun
- short time noun
- skilled adjective
- skilled noun
- the low man on the totem pole idiom
- treadmill noun (REPEATED WORK)
- unpaid adjective
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