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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Even amid cataclysmic energy shocks and relentless spates of white-collar layoffs, the American economic engine appears to be humming along smoothly.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Five percent losing jobs in 18 months without other white-collar jobs to go to.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Looking ahead, rote white-collar work will be “displaced” by work requiring greater human interaction and more decision-making, according to Krishna.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Some CEOs have even warned that AI could eliminate 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The east side increasingly became the repository for the town’s white-collar class.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger