Definitions

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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Hsu is also facing a white collar crime enhancement alleging tax losses of more than $500,000, according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

I hope the terms white collar and blue collar become obsolete.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

His research suggests that enterprise AI adoption is accelerating—not just in terms of customer service chatbots and coding, but agentic AI being applied to white collar labor tasks.

From Barron's • Dec. 9, 2025

Now those coding jobs are being replaced by AI and other white collar jobs are in peril—even if the CEOs doing the cutting aren’t quite ready to make that connection explicitly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

The silent Crow helped Angela with her coat and nodded approval of her blue velvet dress with white collar and cuffs.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin