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white-collar worker

collocation in English

meanings of white-collarand worker


These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with worker.
white-collar
adjective[before noun]
uk /ˌwaɪtˈkɒl.ər/ us /ˌwaɪtˈkɑː.lɚ/
relating to people who work in offices, doing work that needs mental rather than ...
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worker
noun[C]
uk /ˈwɜː.kər/ us /ˈwɝː.kɚ/
someone who works in a particular job or in a ...
See more at worker


Examples of white-collar worker


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Bretons in this mixed-class area nonetheless included railway workers, shopkeepers and the occasional male white-collarworker.
Again, it is the problem of the white-collarworker and the man with the dirty hands.
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If one was a white-collarworker, one had arrived.
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This study was about the changing status of the white-collarworker as such.
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The white-collarworker was born of the time when he was given security, which was a great thing in times of unemployment.
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There is no section of people in this country for whom things have changed as much as they have for the white-collarworker.
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We regard as important his comments regarding the white-collarworker, as also his comments about arbitration and the emergency procedure, and we shall take all those into account.
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If one analyses it in economic terms, it is the desire to move from being a blue-collar to a white-collarworker.
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The white-collarworker invaded the office in huge numbers.
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In contrast, the white-collarworker typically performs work in an office environment and may involve sitting at a computer or desk.
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