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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Pappas, 38 years old, and his team have been at the heart of a surge in AI usage among Colgate’s white-collar workforce.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another day, stocks fell broadly, seemingly in response to a viral Substack post that painted a dark future in which AI decimated white-collar knowledge work.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dorsey, 49, cited rapidly improving artificial-intelligence models as the primary reason, fueling anxieties the technology was on the verge of wiping out white-collar jobs and devastating the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet investors also have been gripped by concerns that artificial intelligence could overtake the software industry, make other business lines obsolete and trigger painful white-collar job losses.

From MarketWatch

Yet for all the unease over AI coming for white-collar jobs in software and beyond, investors may in some cases reward companies for newfound efficiencies ushered in by the technology.

From MarketWatch