white-collar

Adjective

Meaning

of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers

Alternative names

white collar

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Examples

White-collar crime gets more outrageous by the second in America. Sara Paretsky

I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial world invaluable background for writing about white-collar crimes. Sara Paretsky

Nah. I'm a consultant, of course. Everyone's favorite nondescript yet well-paid white-collar job. Richelle Mead

There will always be a business cycle, and white-collar workers will get hit in the next recession like they always do in recessions. Robert Reich

The possibility of bringing white-collar criminals to justice is ever receding over the horizon. Sara Paretsky

My father used to always say to me that, you know, if a guy goes out to steal a loaf of bread to feed his family, they'll give him 10 years, but a guy can do white-collar crime and steal the money of thousands and he'll get probation and a slap on the wrist. Jesse Ventura

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