white-shirt

noun

A higher-ranking prison officer.

Meanings

nounwhite-shirt (plural white-shirts)

plural white-shirts

  1. slangA higher-ranking prison officer.

Origin

From white + shirt, from the colour of the uniform.

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APA

white-shirt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-shirt

MLA

“white-shirt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-shirt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white-shirt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-shirt.

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