White-Collar

American Slang

Definition

Relating to professional, managerial, or administrative work performed in offices, as opposed to manual labor.

Examples

"After college, she landed a white-collar job in corporate finance and traded her steel-toed boots for a suit."

"Downtown is packed at noon with white-collar workers grabbing lunch between meetings."

"The city is shifting from manufacturing to white-collar industries like finance, healthcare administration, and software."