How do you use "White collar" in a sentence?

White-collar crime in the City. A white-collar job in finance. White-collar workers facing redundancy.

White collar

Q: What does "White collar" mean?

Office or professional workers Professional, managerial, or administrative workers who work in offices rather than doing manual labour. From their white dress shirts.

Slang Term AmericanBritishAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Meaning: Office or professional workers

办公室职员、专业人士

Trabajadores de oficina o profesionales

オフィスワーカー、専門職

사무직, 전문직 계층

Professional, managerial, or administrative workers who work in offices rather than doing manual labour. From their white dress shirts.

在办公室工作而非从事体力劳动的专业人士、管理人员或行政人员。名称来源于他们穿的白色衬衫。

Profesionales, directivos o administrativos que trabajan en oficinas en lugar de realizar trabajo manual. El nombre viene de sus camisas blancas de vestir.

肉体労働ではなくオフィスで働く専門職、管理職、事務職の労働者。白いワイシャツに由来する。

육체노동(블루칼라)과 대비되는, 전문직이나 사무실 기반의 업무를 가리킨다.

Examples

White-collar crime in the City.
金融城的白领犯罪
delincuencia de cuello blanco en la City
シティにおけるホワイトカラー犯罪
시티에서의 화이트칼라 범죄.
A white-collar job in finance.
金融行业的白领工作
un trabajo de oficina en finanzas
金融業界のホワイトカラーの仕事
금융 분야의 사무직.
White-collar workers facing redundancy.
面临裁员的白领工人
trabajadores de oficina enfrentándose a despidos
解雇に直面するホワイトカラー労働者
정리해고에 직면한 사무직 근로자들.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: work, crime, economics

Tone: factual

✓ Do Say

White-collar workers
白领工人
trabajadores de cuello blanco
ホワイトカラー労働者
화이트칼라 노동자
White-collar crime
白领犯罪
delincuencia de cuello blanco
ホワイトカラー犯罪
화이트칼라 범죄

✗ Don't Say

N/A—neutral term
不适用，属于中性词汇
No aplica, es un término neutral
特になし、中立的な用語
해당 없음, 중립적인 용어

Common Mistakes

None significant

Origin & History

American term from the 1920s, referring to the white shirts worn by office workers, contrasting with the blue shirts of manual labourers.

Etymology: From white dress shirts of office workers

First recorded: 1920s American

Cultural Context

Era: 1920s onwards

Generation: All generations

Social background: Describes office workers

Pop culture: Economic discourse; Crime reporting

Regional notes: American origin, now universal.

Variations

White collarWhite-collar