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
Arianna	ah-RYAHN-nah	Italian
Somarli&Eth;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Wilson	['wilsn]
Etsuko	e-tsoo-ko	Japanese
Epps	[eps]
Lovrenco	-	Croatian (Rare)