English
Etymology
From the color of dress shirts worn by professional and clerical workers, as opposed to the rugged denim and chambray shirts normally worn by manual workers.
Adjective
en-adj|pos=white--collar|collar
- Of or pertaining to office work and workers; contrasted with blue-collar.
- Pertaining to the culture of white-collar workers, as values, politics, etc.; contrasted with blue-collar.
Translations
Chinese: ��
Dutch: witteboorden-
French: col blanc
Related terms
white-collar crime
see under -collar
vi:white-collar
zh:white-collar
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