White collar

White collar work refers to office employment and any clandestine position that does not require the use of heavy physical activity or special operative equipment. ^[1]^[2]

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↑ Main Entry: white–col·lar Pronunciation: \ˈhwīt-ˈkä-lər, ˈwīt-\ Function: adjective Date: 1920
of, relating to, or constituting the class of salaried employees whose duties do not call for the wearing of work clothes or protective clothing
↑ (Oxford English Dictionary) white-collar, n. and a. orig. U.S. A. n. a. (As two words.) A white collar regarded as characteristic of a man engaged in non-manual work. 1919 U. SINCLAIR Brass Check xiii. 78 "It is a fact with which every union workingman is familiar, that his most bitter despisers are the petty underlings of the business world, the poor office-clerks..who, because they are allowed to wear a white collar.., regard themselves as members of the capitalist class."

[1] Main Entry: white–col·lar Pronunciation: \ˈhwīt-ˈkä-lər, ˈwīt-\ Function: adjective Date: 1920
of, relating to, or constituting the class of salaried employees whose duties do not call for the wearing of work clothes or protective clothing

[2] (Oxford English Dictionary) white-collar, n. and a. orig. U.S. A. n. a. (As two words.) A white collar regarded as characteristic of a man engaged in non-manual work. 1919 U. SINCLAIR Brass Check xiii. 78 "It is a fact with which every union workingman is familiar, that his most bitter despisers are the petty underlings of the business world, the poor office-clerks..who, because they are allowed to wear a white collar.., regard themselves as members of the capitalist class."

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