white-collar
معنی کامل و مثالها
/-käl´ǝr/adj.
● اداری، دفتری، کارمندی (در برابر: کارگری، بدنی blue-color)
● کارمند دفتری یا اداری (در برابر: کارگر بدنی)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From 'white' and 'collar', referring to the traditional white collars worn by office workers in the early 20th century.
مثال
- White-collar workers often have desk jobs.
- The company is looking to hire more white-collar professionals.
- White-collar crime refers to non-violent crime committed by business or government professionals.
ترکیبهای رایج
White-collar job White-collar worker White-collar crime White-collar professional
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers “the coal miner's son aspired to a white-collar occupation as a bookkeeper”