white-collar
adjective
white-col·lar
ˈ(h)wīt-ˈkä-lər 
: 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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And with the rollout of artificial intelligence at workplaces threatening to displace white-collar jobs, workers are riddled with fear about their futures.
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Dee Depass, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
Wage growth for blue-collar workers in China has outpaced that of their white-collar peers for six consecutive years, in a sign of the country’s booming gig economy.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 June 2026
The Justice Department under recent Democratic administrations failed to bring closure to many major white-collar crimes.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
The new union, United Faculty-UAW, would be affiliated with the United Auto Workers, which has grown from an auto manufacturing labor organization to one that represents journalists, higher-education faculty, aerospace and defense workers and a variety of white-collar professionals in other fields.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
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Dee Depass, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
Wage growth for blue-collar workers in China has outpaced that of their white-collar peers for six consecutive years, in a sign of the country’s booming gig economy.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 June 2026
The Justice Department under recent Democratic administrations failed to bring closure to many major white-collar crimes.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
The new union, United Faculty-UAW, would be affiliated with the United Auto Workers, which has grown from an auto manufacturing labor organization to one that represents journalists, higher-education faculty, aerospace and defense workers and a variety of white-collar professionals in other fields.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
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“White-collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-collar. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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