white-collar criminal
noun[C]
uk/ˌwaɪt.kɒl.ə ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl/us/ˌwaɪt.kɑː.lɚ ˈkrɪm.ə.nəl/awhite-collarworker(= someone whoworksin anofficeor asimilarplace), usually aprofessionalperson(= apersonwho has thetypeofjobthatinvolvesa highlevelofeducationandtraining), whocommitsacrimeinconnectionwiththeirwork:
Thelawisintendedtocrackdown onwhite-collarcriminalswholieabouttheircompanies'financialhealth.
White-collarcriminalsdodamagebydestroyingpeople'spensions,personalsavings, andfinancialsecurity.
- Thecaseis areminderthat weinvesttoo little incatchingwhite-collarcriminals.
- Most Salt Lake Cityagentschasewhite-collarcriminalsratherthanevilHannibal Lecter-types.
- People arelosingtheirlifesavingsat thehandsof theseso-calledwhite-collarcriminalswhoseschemesare getting muchbiggerand morecomplex.
- Roughly two-thirds of theinmatesare there fordrugs, and only about twopercentarewhite-collarcriminalsconvictedofembezzlementand the like.
Criminals - general words
- abettor
- accessory
- accomplice
- anti-gang
- be in the frame (forsomething)idiom
- crook
- delinquent
- gangbanger
- gangland
- juvenile delinquent
- lawbreaker
- lowlife
- perp
- perpetrator
- previous
- probationer
- recidivist
- violator
- wanted
- wrongdoer