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White-collar worker — The term white collar worker refers to a salaried professional who performs semi professional office, administrative, and sales coordination tasks, as opposed to a blue collar worker, whose job requires manual labor. White collar work is an… … Wikipedia
White Collar — A working class that is known for earning high average salaries and not performing manual labor at their jobs. White collar workers historically have been the shirt and tie set, defined by office jobs and not getting their hands dirty (or their… … Investment dictionary
white-collar — ˌwhite ˈcollar adjective [only before a noun] HUMAN RESOURCES white collar workers work in offices, banks etc, rather than in factories, mines etc: • The redundancies have devastated white collar workers. • The car maker will cut 9,000 white… … Financial and business terms
White Collar Zen — is a project by Steven Heine, who is primarily known for his research on medieval Japanese religion and society. The project deals with the principles of Zen Buddhism in relation to the contemporary workplace and professional leadership issues.… … Wikipedia
white-collar crime — white collar criminal. any of various crimes, as embezzlement, fraud, or stealing office equipment, committed by business or professional people while working at their occupations. [1945 50] * * * Introduction crime committed by persons who,… … Universalium
White Collar Boxing — is a form of boxing where men and women in white collar professions train to fight at special events. Most have no previous experience of boxing. US origins of the sportThe sport first came to prominence in mid 1990s New York. Many professional… … Wikipedia
white-collar — white ,collar adjective * 1. ) white collar workers work in offices rather than doing physical work. People who do physical work in places such as factories and mines are called blue collar workers. 2. ) white collar crimes are crimes in which… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
white-collar — adj 1.) [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 ↑pink collar ▪ white collar jobs 2.) white collar crime crimes involving white… … Dictionary of contemporary English
white-collar — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the work done or people who work in an office or other professional environment … English terms dictionary
white-collar — ☆ white collar [hwītkäl′ər, wītkäl′ər] adj. [from the formerly typical white shirts worn by such workers ] designating or of clerical or professional workers or others employed in work not essentially manual … English World dictionary
