white-collar

a white-collar worker is someone who works in an office, doing mental rather than physical work (always before noun) The ratio of white-collar workers to production workers in the American manufacturing industry was declining. The earnings of women in white-collar jobs are the second highest in Britain. The 1980's saw an explosion in white-collar crime. (= crimes committed by white-collar workers, especially stealing from the organization they work for)

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sigalit	-	Hebrew
Ryszard	RI-shahrt	Polish
Emidio	-	Italian
Solon	-	Ancient Greek
Leofstan	-	Anglo-Saxon
Scarlet	SKAHR-lət	English (Modern)