white-collar worker

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meaningsofwhite-collarandworker

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white-collar
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌwaɪtˈkɒl.ər/us
/ˌwaɪtˈkɑː.lɚ/
relating to people who work in offices, doing work that needs mental rather than ...
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worker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɜː.kər/us
/ˈwɝː.kɚ/
someone who works in a particular job or in a ...
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(Definition ofwhite-collarandworkerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Bretons in this mixed-class area nonetheless included railway workers, shopkeepers and the occasional malewhite-collarworker.
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Again, it is the problem of thewhite-collarworkerand the man with the dirty hands.
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If one was awhite-collarworker, one had arrived.
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This study was about the changing status of thewhite-collarworkeras such.
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Thewhite-collarworkerwas born of the time when he was given security, which was a great thing in times of unemployment.
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There is no section of people in this country for whom things have changed as much as they have for thewhite-collarworker.
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We regard as important his comments regarding thewhite-collarworker, as also his comments about arbitration and the emergency procedure, and we shall take all those into account.
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If one analyses it in economic terms, it is the desire to move from being a blue-collar to awhite-collarworker.
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Thewhite-collarworkerinvaded the office in huge numbers.
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In contrast, thewhite-collarworkertypically performs work in an office environment and may involve sitting at a computer or desk.
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