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white-collar


white–col·lar

adj \ˈhwīt-ˈkä-lər, ˈwīt-\

Definition of WHITE-COLLAR

: of, relating to, or constituting the class of salaried employees whose duties do not call for the wearing of work clothes or protective clothing — compare blue-collar
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First Known Use of WHITE-COLLAR

1920

Rhymes with WHITE-COLLAR

dog collar, flea collar, pink-collar, sand dollar, shawl collar, top dollar, trade dollar

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