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whitecollar

whitecollar is the alternative form of white-collar.

Meaning of white-collar

Adjective

white-collar (comparative more white-collar, superlative most white-collar)

  1. Of or pertaining to office work and workers.
    • This being a motion picture star is a real business. It's a job, and not always a white collar one, either.1929 December, Betty Boone, “The Price of this Stardom”, in Screenland, page 22
    Synonyms:
    black-coated

Questions about whitecollar

What is whitecollar the alternative form of?
Whitecollar is the alternative form of white-collar.

Words near whitecollar in the dictionary

  1. Whitechurch
  2. Whitecliff
  3. whitecoat
  4. whitecoat hypertension
  5. whitecoats
  6. whitecollar
  7. whitecorn
  8. Whitecotton
  9. Whitecottons
  10. Whitecourt
  11. Whitecraigs

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