Meanings
nounwhite-collar worker (plural white-collar workers)
plural white-collar workers
- A salaried professional or clerical worker.
Translations
Afrikaans witkraagwerker
- witkraagwerkertype of worker
Dutch kantoorbediende, kantoormedewerker
- kantoorbediendetype of worker
- kantoormedewerkertype of worker
Finnish valkokaulustyöntekijä
- valkokaulustyöntekijätype of worker
French col blanc
- col blanctype of worker
Indonesian pekerja kerah putih
- pekerja kerah putihtype of worker
Malay pekerja kolar putih
- pekerja kolar putihtype of worker
Polish pracownik umysłowy, pracownica umysłowa
- pracownik umysłowytype of worker
- pracownica umysłowatype of worker
- białe kołnierzykitype of worker
Swedish tjänsteman
- tjänstemantype of worker
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“white-collar worker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-collar%20worker. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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