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white-collar workers — {n. phr.} Workers employed in offices and at desks as opposed to those who work as manual workers; the middle class. * /It is a well known fact that white collar workers are less well organized than unionized manual workers./ Contrast BLUE COLLAR … Dictionary of American idioms
white-collar\ workers — n. phr. Workers employed in offices and at desks as opposed to those who work as manual workers; the middle class. It is a well known fact that white collar workers are less well organized than unionized manual workers. Contrast: blue collar… … Словарь американских идиом
white-collar workers — business people, people with independent jobs … English contemporary dictionary
white-collar — ˌwhite ˈcollar adjective [only before a noun] HUMAN RESOURCES white collar workers work in offices, banks etc, rather than in factories, mines etc: • The redundancies have devastated white collar workers. • The car maker will cut 9,000 white… … Financial and business terms
white-collar crime — white collar criminal. any of various crimes, as embezzlement, fraud, or stealing office equipment, committed by business or professional people while working at their occupations. [1945 50] * * * white collar crime noun Crimes entailing… … Useful english dictionary
white-collar — adj 1.) [only before noun] white collar workers have jobs in offices, banks etc rather than jobs working in factories, building things etc →↑blue collar, pink collar ↑pink collar ▪ white collar jobs 2.) white collar crime crimes involving white… … Dictionary of contemporary English
white-collar — white ,collar adjective * 1. ) white collar workers work in offices rather than doing physical work. People who do physical work in places such as factories and mines are called blue collar workers. 2. ) white collar crimes are crimes in which… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
white-collar criminal — white collar crime, a crime associated with white collar workers, such as embezzlement or fraud, or engaging in tax evasion, bribery, patent infringement, misrepresentation in advertising, and the like. –white collar criminal … Useful english dictionary
Collar workers — Groups of workers are sometimes referred to be the characteristics of their uniforms or clothing. Blue collar workers are so named because they tended to wear sturdy, inexpensive clothing that didn t show dirt easily, such as blue denim or… … Wikipedia
White-collar worker — The term white collar worker refers to a salaried professional who performs semi professional office, administrative, and sales coordination tasks, as opposed to a blue collar worker, whose job requires manual labor. White collar work is an… … Wikipedia
