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Worker White Collar Office Company Manual In The Loop 775 Doesn’t Employ

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Idiom WHITE-COLLAR WORKER
Definition an office worker
Examples
  1. This company doesn’t employ any manual laborers. Everyone who works for this company is a white-collar worker.
  2. Dick likes to work outside in the fresh air and sunshine. He wouldn’t be very happy as a white-collar worker in an office somewhere.
Cross-Refs

Antonym: blue-collar worker

Extra Info

The expression describes the color of the collar (and therefore the business shirt) worn by office workers. A manual laborer would not wear a white shirt because it would get dirty very quickly and be hard to keep clean.

Category People: descriptions of people (nouns)

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