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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My early understanding segregated them into distinct Black American traditions: he, Du Bois, she, Washington; the new and the old; white-collar and blue; the talented tenth and those they were charged to uplift.
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Michael Thomas, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
Cubans, including white-collar professionals, doctors and teachers, make the equivalent of roughly $15 a month in Cuban pesos.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
The Job Market Is Already Telling the Truth The top-line unemployment numbers look healthy but talk to a recent college graduate or a mid-level white-collar worker.
—Stephen Miles, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
The first two cases accusing Jacobus of fraud and other civil violations were brought in 2022 by Padula, a former prosecutor at the Justice Department and U.S. Attorney’s Office who had focused on white-collar crime.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
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Michael Thomas, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
Cubans, including white-collar professionals, doctors and teachers, make the equivalent of roughly $15 a month in Cuban pesos.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
The Job Market Is Already Telling the Truth The top-line unemployment numbers look healthy but talk to a recent college graduate or a mid-level white-collar worker.
—Stephen Miles, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
The first two cases accusing Jacobus of fraud and other civil violations were brought in 2022 by Padula, a former prosecutor at the Justice Department and U.S. Attorney’s Office who had focused on white-collar crime.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
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“White-collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-collar. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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