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white-collar

/ˌwaɪt ˈkɑlər/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
white--col-lar
IPA
/ˌwaɪt ˈkɑlər/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to office work and workers.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the color of dress shirts worn by professional and clerical workers, as opposed to the rugged denim and chambray shirts normally worn by manual workers.

Inflected Forms

more white-collar (comparative) most white-collar (superlative) whitecollar (alternative) white collar (alternative)

Phrases

white-collar boxing white-collar crime white-collar work white-collar worker blue-collar gray-collar green-collar grey-collar

Frequently Paired Words

blue-collar gray-collar green-collar grey-collar no-collar open-collar pink-collar

Synonyms

black-coated

Questions

How do you pronounce white-collar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌwaɪt ˈkɑlər/.
What does white-collar mean?
Of or pertaining to office work and workers.
Where does white-collar come from?
From the color of dress shirts worn by professional and clerical workers, as opposed to the rugged denim and chambray shirts normally worn by manual workers.

How to pronounce white-collar

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