white-collar

[hwahyt-kol-er, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˈkɒl ər, ˈwaɪt- /

ADJECTIVE

non-manual

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clerical salaried

WEAK

executive office professional

NOUN

office worker

Synonyms

STRONG

administrator clerk employee executive jobholder manager supervisor worker

Example Sentences

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Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley went further: “Artificial intelligence is going to replace literally half of all white-collar workers in the U.S.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The kind of job insecurity that once seemed the province of hourly, blue-collar jobs haunts white-collar professions these days.

From The Wall Street Journal

That means big changes in a labor market where retail and white-collar hiring have stalled.

From The Wall Street Journal

Few are tracking Chinese consumer data as a leading indicator for U.S. white-collar disruption.

From MarketWatch

The shift also extends to an emphasis on shop classes, as blue-collar jobs become more popular and white-collar hiring slows.

From The Wall Street Journal