white-collar

white-col·lar (hwtklr, wt-)

adj.

Of or relating to workers whose work usually does not involve manual labor and who are often expected to dress with a degree of formality.

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white-collar

Adjective

denoting workers employed in professional and clerical occupations

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

white-collar - of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers; "the coal miner's son aspired to a white-collar occupation as a bookkeeper" skilled - having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" blue-collar - of or designating manual industrial work or workers

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white-collar

adjective clerical, office, executive, professional, salaried, nonmanual