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Meaning of "white-collar worker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHITE-COLLAR WORKER

white-collar worker  [ˈwaɪtˌkɒlə ˈwɜːkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITE-COLLAR WORKER

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White-Collar worker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHITE-COLLAR WORKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

white-collar worker

White-collar worker

In many countries, a white-collar worker is a person who performs professional, managerial, or administrative work. Typically, white-collar work is performed in an office or cubicle. Other types of work are those of a blue-collar worker, whose job requires manual labor and a pink-collar worker, whose labor is related to customer interaction, entertainment, sales, or other service oriented work. Many occupations blend blue, white and/or pink industry categorizations. Receptionists in Stockholm...

Definition of white-collar worker in the English dictionary

The definition of white-collar worker in the dictionary is a person whose job is professional or clerical and usually salaried.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHITE-COLLAR WORKER


berserker
bəˈzɜːkə
burka
ˈbɜːkə
burqa
ˈbɜːkə
care-worker
ˈkɛəwɜːkə
circa
ˈsɜːkə
dock-worker
ˈdɒkˌwɜːkə
jerker
ˈdʒɜːkə
lurker
ˈlɜːkə
mazurka
məˈzɜːkə
metalworker
ˈmɛtlwɜːkə
networker
ˈnɛtˌwɜːkə
steelworker
ˈstiːlwɜːkə
tear-jerker
ˈtɪəˌdʒɜːkə
woodworker
ˈwʊdˌwɜːkə
worker
ˈwɜːkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHITE-COLLAR WORKER

white-coat hypertension
white-coat syndrome
white-collar
white-collar crime
white-eye
white-faced
white-footed mouse
white-fronted tern
white-haired
white-haired boy
white-hat
white-headed
white-headed boy
white-hot
white-knuckle
white-lipped peccary
white-livered
White-Out
white-slaver
white-spotted hyla

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHITE-COLLAR WORKER

aid worker
childcare worker
co-worker
community worker
construction worker
corker
factory worker
field worker
forker
health care worker
knowledge worker
manual worker
medical social worker
miracle worker
New Yorker
office worker
outreach worker
Parker
sex worker
social worker
yorker

Synonyms and antonyms of white-collar worker in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «white-collar worker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHITE-COLLAR WORKER

Find out the translation of white-collar worker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of white-collar worker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «white-collar worker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白领
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trabajador de cuello blanco
570 millions of speakers

English

white-collar worker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सफेद कॉलर कार्यकर्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العمال ذوي الياقات البيضاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

служащий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trabalhador de colarinho branco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাদা মণ্ডল কর্মী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

travailleur en col blanc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pekerja kolar putih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Angestellte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホワイトカラー労働者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화이트 칼라 노동자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pekerja kolar putih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công nhân cổ trắng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெள்ளை காலர் தொழிலாளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पांढरा कॉलर कार्यकर्ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Beyaz yakalı işçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lavoratore colletti bianchi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pracownik umysłowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

службовець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alb - guler lucrător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εργαζόμενος λευκό κολάρο-
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wit - werker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

white- collar worker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

white- collar worker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of white-collar worker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE-COLLAR WORKER»

The term «white-collar worker» is regularly used and occupies the 77.355 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE-COLLAR WORKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about white-collar worker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITE-COLLAR WORKER»

Discover the use of white-collar worker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to white-collar worker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Glamor and Gloom: The Female-white Collar Worker in ...
The resemblances and differences between films and novels, between fiction and reality, rendered visible in this dissertation point to the emancipatory potential inherent in the figure of the female white-collar worker.
Aranka Muller-Matits, 2007
2
Labour Law in Denmark
Even if an employee is doing work which can be classified as belonging to one of the categories mentioned in §1(1)(a–d), it is possible that he is not entitled to the legal status of white-collar worker. In FUL §1(2) it is furthermore stated that the ...
Ole Hasselbalch, 2010
3
The Urban Negro Worker in the United States, 1925-1936: An ...
College education, on the other hand, was much more important to the white- collar worker than to the skilled worker and to the male worker than to the female worker. The median year completed for those white-collar workers attending ...
United States. Office of the Adviser on Negro Affairs, Ira De Augustine Reid, Preston Valien, 1938
4
Current Population Reports: Population characteristics. ...
1,071 972 1,167 1,177 977 994 985 1,006 1,036 1,169 White-collar worker.... . . . . . . . . . . ........ 589 548 665 626 527 492 509 513 492 _556 Professional or managerial............. 206 169 205 184 172 162 165 156 168 176 Clerical or sales.. .......4.
‎1978
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Labour Law, Human Rights and Social Justice
The trail clause of a blue-collar worker cannot surpass 14 days (with a minimum duration of 7 days),28 while the minimum trial clause for a white-collar worker is one month and can run up to 6 months or even one year depending on the ...
Roger Blanpain, 2001
6
White Collar: The American Middle Classes
Therefore, it is worth considering in some detail, in order that we may then gauge in just what respects its realization is impossible for the modern white-collar worker. 2. The Ideal of Craftsmanship Craftsmanship as a fully idealized model of  ...
C. Wright Mills, 2002
7
New Connectivities in China: Virtual, Actual and Local ...
When a non-white-collar worker sees these, he or she may think, “Oh, these are the things that white-collar workers use,” which in turn can place external pressure on the white-collar workers. This pressure will constrain how the white- collar ...
Pui-lam Law, 2012
8
White-Collar Worker
The term white-collar worker refers to a salaried professional or an educated worker who performs semi-professional office, administrative, and sales coordination tasks, as opposed to a blue-collar worker, whose job requires manual labor.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
9
The American Working Class: Prospects for the 1980s
... labor market is lost. Such change in objective position could bring about a change in the perception of his position. The white-collar worker no longer has a basis for seeing his position as a privileged one, monopolizing an important status ...
Irving Louis Horowitz, John Carl Leggett, Martin Oppenheimer, 1979
10
White Collar Workers in Transition: The Boom Years, 1940-1970
When three IUE locals at Sperry voted to strike in 1964 in the face of heavy lay- offs, one white collar worker revealingly added, "We are decent, self-respecting people, and as such, we want job security."185 The resistance of the white collar  ...
Mark McColloch, 1983

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITE-COLLAR WORKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term white-collar worker is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why more white-collar workers are at risk for suicide
It's a worrisome trend for all workers, whether they're white-collar or not, researchers say. “Occupation can largely define a person's identity,” says Hope Tiesman ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
2
Attention White-Collar Workers: The Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs
From the self-checkout aisle of the grocery store to the sports section of the newspaper, robots and computer software are increasingly taking the place of ... «NPR, May 15»
3
Stressed white-collar workers contribute to insurer TAL's $1 billion in …
A surge in mental health and disability claims from stressed white-collar workers is hitting the profits of Australian insurers, which paid out nearly $10 billion in ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
4
New overtime rules may fatten checks of more white-collar workers
WASHINGTON —Thousands of Dallas-area white-collar workers could see fatter paychecks or shorter workweeks from changes in overtime laws that President ... «Dallas Morning News, May 15»
5
White-collar workers the big winners in jobs market
MANAGERS and professionals have been the big winners from the job market over the past year, gaining six out of every 10 new jobs while labourers and sales ... «The Australian, Mar 15»
6
White-collar workers in Montreal holding one-day strike
Some municipal services will be disrupted Tuesday as thousands of white-collar workers hold a one-day strike to denounce Bill 3 — the province's proposed ... «CBC.ca, Dec 14»
7
Workforce Is More Divided, Report Shows
Manhattan's white-collar workers make more than double what its non-office workers do, according to a new study, and there are also disparities within the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 14»
8
White-collar workers to become 'new poor' as computers take over
White collar workers will become the new poor as their jobs are replaced by ... makes their skills less valuable, just like manual workers have, Alan Milburn said. «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 13»
9
From White-Collar Worker to BBQ Pitmaster
Jeff Feldstein's career in marketing helped him spread the word when he launched Down to the Bone Barbecue & Company last spring. Still, it took ... «New Jersey Monthly, Apr 13»
10
Automation replacing service, white-collar workers
Many agricultural and manufacturing workers already have been replaced by ... occupations, including some white-collar jobs, will soon follow, experts said. «Dayton Daily News, Mar 13»

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