white-collar

[hwahyt-kol-er, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˈkɒl ər, ˈwaɪt- /

ADJECTIVE

non-manual

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clerical salaried

WEAK

executive office professional

NOUN

office worker

Synonyms

STRONG

administrator clerk employee executive jobholder manager supervisor worker

Example Sentences

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It makes me think of their potential struggles and to look at them through a lens of admiration for perhaps working harder than my white-collar colleagues to achieve the American dream.

From The Wall Street Journal

Layoffs and stagnant wages have a lot of white-collar workers feeling stuck.

From The Wall Street Journal

These white-collar contractors review and critique the output of the large language models that power chatbots and other AI tools.

From The Wall Street Journal

The route to upward mobility in the U.S. used to be to graduate from college, work a stable white-collar job and buy a home.

From The Wall Street Journal

The next wave of AI-driven transformation will reach far more diverse sectors, including white-collar fields, creative arts, frontline services and even specialized trades.

From MarketWatch