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open-collar

open-collar adjective: of or pertaining to work that is performed from home, especially by means of the Internet.

Adjective

open-collar (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Of or pertaining to work that is performed from home, especially by means of the Internet.
    • The white-collar worker and open-collar professional have been imbued from earliest schooling with an individualist, anti-labor organizational ethic. Added to this, the new technologies are being utilized, in some cases, to restore patterns of home work and piece work.1990, Larry A. Hickman, Technology as a Human Affair, McGraw-Hill, page 444
    • In qualitative studies, open-collar workers said they felt they accomplished more because there were fewer interruptions. Employers also find that offering telecommuting positions can give them a recruiting advantage.1990, Ronald D. Rotstein, The Future, Carol Publishing Group, page 41

Questions about open-collar

What does open-collar mean?
Open-collar means of or pertaining to work that is performed from home, especially by means of the Internet.
What part of speech is open-collar?
Open-collar is an adjective.

Words near open-collar in the dictionary

  1. open-carry
  2. open-carrying
  3. open-cast
  4. open-chain
  5. open-closed principle
  6. open-collar
  7. open-concept
  8. open-door
  9. open-door policy
  10. open-ear
  11. open-eared

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