From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwhite-collarˌwhite-ˈcollar adjective 1 BESS[only before noun] white-collar workers have jobs in offices, banks etc rather than jobs working in factories, building things etc → blue-collar, pink-collar white-collar jobs2 → white-collar crime
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white-collar• But white-collar crime seems to be the new image of the law profession.• In contrast, white-collar employment soared despite massive use of information technologies in areas such as accounting and finance.• It should also be pointed out that white-collar industries have suffered from privatisation.• The foremen, members of the white-collar Manufacturing Science and Finance union, were protesting over the threat of compulsory redundancies.• Effective measurement of white-collar performance would require more than just measurement of efficiency.• Stress and activity are the new white-collar sources of identity.• The expansion of white-collar unionism was a particular feature of the most recent phase.• a white-collar worker• The economic recession has put many white-collar workers in danger of losing their jobs.From Longman Business Dictionarywhite-collarˌwhite-ˈcollar adjective [only before a noun]HUMAN RESOURCES white-collar workers work in offices, banks etc, rather than in factories, mines etcThe redundancies have devastatedwhite-collar workers.The car maker will cut 9,000white-collar jobs. → compare blue-collar 