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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The French investigation, carried out by the PNF, a special financial crime prosecution unit famous for pursuing high-stakes white-collar probes that often involve large international companies, was opened in November 2022. —

Nancy Ing, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024 The election will eventually have consequences for two major Biden Administration employment rules: one banning noncompete agreements for most workers, the other raising the salary threshold at which white-collar employees can be exempt from overtime pay. —

Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Zoe Saldaña as Rita, a jaded defense attorney for white-collar criminals, is writing her closing argument, asking the jury to exonerate her client, a corrupt bureaucrat accused of pushing his wife off a balcony. —

Paula Aceves, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024 Hanks is Richard, a postwar kid turned white-collar everyman who gives up dreams of becoming a graphic artist to provide for his family. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for white-collar