white-collar

white-col*lar

adjective

{bc}of, relating to, or constituting the class of salaried employees whose duties do not call for the wearing of work clothes or protective clothing {dx}compare {dxt|blue-collar||}{/dx}

white-collar crime

idiom

{bc}crime that typically involves stealing money from a company and that is done by people who have important positions in the company {bc}crime committed by white-collar workers