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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At the start, Barclays focuses on comments from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei External link earlier this year, who said “AI will disrupt 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs over 1—5 years.”

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

It recently laid off 8,000 white-collar employees in part to fund those efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In fact, the current commission president, white-collar attorney Rasha Gerges Shields, is the only remaining member of the commission that oversaw the months-long chief’s search that ended with McDonnell’s selection.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Guggenheim Investments is scrutinizing accounting firms and other white-collar service companies out of concern that artificial intelligence could potentially take out whole businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

She has hopes for him: graduation from high school, a white-collar job, maybe as an engineer.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario