white-collarn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌwʌɪtˈkɒlə/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪtˈˌkɑlər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., collar n.

Etymology: < white adj. + collar n., with reference to the white collar characteristically worn by people engaged in office work. Compare blue-collar n., blue-collar adj., and (with the use as adjective) earlier white-collared adj.

Originally U.S.

A. n.

1. As two words. A white collar regarded as characteristic of those engaged in non-manual work.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > collar > types of > other

rabat1578

falling band1581

rebato1589

fall1598

piccadill1607

golilla1673

collarettea1685

banda1700

turn-over1716

Vandyke1755

falling-down collar1758

falling collar1770

fall-down?1796

yoke collar1817

rabatine1821

dicky1830

dog collar1852

Piccadilly collar1853

all-rounder1854

all round1855

turnover collara1861

Quaker collar1869

Eton collar1875

Toby collar1885

Eton1887

sailor collar1895

roll-neck1898

Shakespeare collar1907

polo collar1909

white-collar1910

tab collar1928

Peter Pan collar1948

tie-neck1968

1910 Logansport (Indiana) Daily Reporter 20 Aug. 4/2 He follows the lure of the white collar to the city and gets a job in which he can wear a white collar all the week.

1919 U. Sinclair Brass Check xiii. 78 The petty underlings of the business world, the poor office-clerks..who, because they are allowed to wear a white collar.., regard themselves as members of the capitalist class.

1976 M. Hinxman End of Good Woman i. 9 Tom emigrated to Canada. Dick put on a white collar and became a bank clerk.

2007 D. Westen Polit. Brain ix. 195 If we think in traditional terms about class boundaries—about whether people wear a white collar or a blue one to work.

2. A person engaged in non-manual work, esp. in office work of an administrative, managerial, or clerical nature; an office worker. Opposed to blue-collar n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > [noun]

white-collar1922

narrowback1930

black coat1940

1922 Helena (Montana) Independent 9 Sept. 4/1 These ‘white collars’ are officers and headquarters employees of high and low station.

1930 A. P. Herbert Water Gipsies iv. 39 That family over there..come here every Thursday of their lives for a little family reunion, and white collars, too, all of them.

1938 W. Smitter F.O.B. Detroit 32 It wasn't long before the white-collars up front began taking notice of what was going on on the floor.

1954 E. Pangborn Mirror for Observers i. i. 26 A residential backwater for factory workers, low-pay white-collars, transients.

1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed i. 12 A pair of white-collars from a near-by St. James Street brokerage office pounded the bar for fresh drinks.

1971 W. J. Burley Guilt Edged i. 5 The skipper and his mate had made only two return trips, one for the workers at seven-thirty and one for the white-collars at eight-thirty.

2006 G. Morris Once More with Feeling iv. 59 It was pretty much a war between the blue collars and the white collars.

B. adj.

Of or relating to non-manual work or workers, esp. office work of an administrative, managerial, or clerical nature. Of a person: employed in such work. Cf. blue-collar adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > [adjective] > relating to skilled occupation > manual or industrial > not

black-coated1600

white-collar1911

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > [adjective]

white-collared1909

white-collar1911

1911 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 23 July 26/6 (headline) No ‘white collar’ job.

1914 Chicago Commerce 12 June 36/1 The white collar men are your clerks; they are your bookkeepers, your cashiers, your office men.

1948 Chicago Tribune 3 Apr. ii. 1/4 The modern white collar girl wants a job which not only offers opportunities but advances as well.

1962 W. H. Auden Dyer's Hand (1963) 123 He has a dingy white-collar job.

1988 B. Chatwin Utz 148 He and his friends preferred not to embroil themselves in white-collar squabbles: manual labour was better for the mind.

2008 Gloucester Citizen (Nexis) 7 Jan. 2 The job losses affect white-collar employees and not those directly involved in making parts and components.

Compounds

white-collar crime n. a crime, esp. a non-violent, financial crime, committed by a white-collar worker, typically involving the abuse of his or her professional status or expertise; (as a mass noun) crime of this type.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adjective] > other types of criminal

unpalled1819

strong arm1886

recidivistic1890

white-collar crime1940

victimless1965

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adjective] > types of crime generally

statutory1678

aggravated1726

incestuous1744

first degree1851

thrill hold-up1928

white-collar crime1964

arrestable1965

victimless1965

1940 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 5 5 The financial loss from white-collar crime, great as it is, is less important than the damage to social relations.

1964 J. M. Argyle Psychol. & Social Probl. v. 65 The various kinds of ‘white collar crime’ are hard to detect—income-tax avoidance, bogus expense claims and complex business illegalities.

1994 Hudson Rev. 47 19 Jerome wondered, as he fingered the roll of bills, whether this was, technically, a white-collar crime.

2012 Idaho Falls Post Reg. (Nexis) 8 July a1 Victims of white-collar crime often care more about getting their money back than about punishment of the criminal.

white-collar criminal n. a white-collar worker who takes advantage of his or her professional status or expertise to commit a crime, esp. a non-violent, financial crime.

ΚΠ

1928 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 14 Nov. 2/6 To release him..would leave the impression that educated ‘white collar’ criminals were being favored.

1957 Life 14 Oct. 172/2 Really successful white collar criminals find it hard to return to the humdrum of honesty.

1977 Wandsworth Borough News 7 Oct. 5/3 Dangerous drivers and white-collar criminals are far more likely to receive lenient treatment than the petty habitual thief.

2014 Richmond (Va.) Times-Disp. (Nexis) 2 Mar. g1 Like many other white-collar criminals, I was motivated by curiosity and opportunity.

white-collar farmer n. U.S. a person who owns or administers a farm but has limited practical experience of farming.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > farmer > [adjective] > part-time resident

white-collar farmer1915

1915 Extension Bull. (Univ. Idaho) No. 9. 4 They are not ‘white collar farmers’, but practical and above all, farm born and farm trained.

1932 E. Wilson Devil take Hindmost xvi. 170 He himself has been a dirt farmer, not a white-collar farmer!

2001 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 8 May 47 The ‘white-collar’ farmer who went to university to learn about agriculture.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white-collar
释义	white-collarn.adj. Brit. /ˌwʌɪtˈkɒlə/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪtˈˌkɑlər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., collar n. Etymology: < white adj. + collar n., with reference to the white collar characteristically worn by people engaged in office work. Compare blue-collar n., blue-collar adj., and (with the use as adjective) earlier white-collared adj. Originally U.S. A. n. 1. As two words. A white collar regarded as characteristic of those engaged in non-manual work. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > collar > types of > other rabat1578 falling band1581 rebato1589 fall1598 piccadill1607 golilla1673 collarettea1685 banda1700 turn-over1716 Vandyke1755 falling-down collar1758 falling collar1770 fall-down?1796 yoke collar1817 rabatine1821 dicky1830 dog collar1852 Piccadilly collar1853 all-rounder1854 all round1855 turnover collara1861 Quaker collar1869 Eton collar1875 Toby collar1885 Eton1887 sailor collar1895 roll-neck1898 Shakespeare collar1907 polo collar1909 white-collar1910 tab collar1928 Peter Pan collar1948 tie-neck1968 1910 Logansport (Indiana) Daily Reporter 20 Aug. 4/2 He follows the lure of the white collar to the city and gets a job in which he can wear a white collar all the week. 1919 U. Sinclair Brass Check xiii. 78 The petty underlings of the business world, the poor office-clerks..who, because they are allowed to wear a white collar.., regard themselves as members of the capitalist class. 1976 M. Hinxman End of Good Woman i. 9 Tom emigrated to Canada. Dick put on a white collar and became a bank clerk. 2007 D. Westen Polit. Brain ix. 195 If we think in traditional terms about class boundaries—about whether people wear a white collar or a blue one to work. 2. A person engaged in non-manual work, esp. in office work of an administrative, managerial, or clerical nature; an office worker. Opposed to blue-collar n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > [noun] white-collar1922 narrowback1930 black coat1940 1922 Helena (Montana) Independent 9 Sept. 4/1 These ‘white collars’ are officers and headquarters employees of high and low station. 1930 A. P. Herbert Water Gipsies iv. 39 That family over there..come here every Thursday of their lives for a little family reunion, and white collars, too, all of them. 1938 W. Smitter F.O.B. Detroit 32 It wasn't long before the white-collars up front began taking notice of what was going on on the floor. 1954 E. Pangborn Mirror for Observers i. i. 26 A residential backwater for factory workers, low-pay white-collars, transients. 1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed i. 12 A pair of white-collars from a near-by St. James Street brokerage office pounded the bar for fresh drinks. 1971 W. J. Burley Guilt Edged i. 5 The skipper and his mate had made only two return trips, one for the workers at seven-thirty and one for the white-collars at eight-thirty. 2006 G. Morris Once More with Feeling iv. 59 It was pretty much a war between the blue collars and the white collars. B. adj. Of or relating to non-manual work or workers, esp. office work of an administrative, managerial, or clerical nature. Of a person: employed in such work. Cf. blue-collar adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > [adjective] > relating to skilled occupation > manual or industrial > not black-coated1600 white-collar1911 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > [adjective] white-collared1909 white-collar1911 1911 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 23 July 26/6 (headline) No ‘white collar’ job. 1914 Chicago Commerce 12 June 36/1 The white collar men are your clerks; they are your bookkeepers, your cashiers, your office men. 1948 Chicago Tribune 3 Apr. ii. 1/4 The modern white collar girl wants a job which not only offers opportunities but advances as well. 1962 W. H. Auden Dyer's Hand (1963) 123 He has a dingy white-collar job. 1988 B. Chatwin Utz 148 He and his friends preferred not to embroil themselves in white-collar squabbles: manual labour was better for the mind. 2008 Gloucester Citizen (Nexis) 7 Jan. 2 The job losses affect white-collar employees and not those directly involved in making parts and components. Compounds white-collar crime n. a crime, esp. a non-violent, financial crime, committed by a white-collar worker, typically involving the abuse of his or her professional status or expertise; (as a mass noun) crime of this type. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adjective] > other types of criminal unpalled1819 strong arm1886 recidivistic1890 white-collar crime1940 victimless1965 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adjective] > types of crime generally statutory1678 aggravated1726 incestuous1744 first degree1851 thrill hold-up1928 white-collar crime1964 arrestable1965 victimless1965 1940 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 5 5 The financial loss from white-collar crime, great as it is, is less important than the damage to social relations. 1964 J. M. Argyle Psychol. & Social Probl. v. 65 The various kinds of ‘white collar crime’ are hard to detect—income-tax avoidance, bogus expense claims and complex business illegalities. 1994 Hudson Rev. 47 19 Jerome wondered, as he fingered the roll of bills, whether this was, technically, a white-collar crime. 2012 Idaho Falls Post Reg. (Nexis) 8 July a1 Victims of white-collar crime often care more about getting their money back than about punishment of the criminal. white-collar criminal n. a white-collar worker who takes advantage of his or her professional status or expertise to commit a crime, esp. a non-violent, financial crime. ΚΠ 1928 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 14 Nov. 2/6 To release him..would leave the impression that educated ‘white collar’ criminals were being favored. 1957 Life 14 Oct. 172/2 Really successful white collar criminals find it hard to return to the humdrum of honesty. 1977 Wandsworth Borough News 7 Oct. 5/3 Dangerous drivers and white-collar criminals are far more likely to receive lenient treatment than the petty habitual thief. 2014 Richmond (Va.) Times-Disp. (Nexis) 2 Mar. g1 Like many other white-collar criminals, I was motivated by curiosity and opportunity. white-collar farmer n. U.S. a person who owns or administers a farm but has limited practical experience of farming. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farmer > [adjective] > part-time resident white-collar farmer1915 1915 Extension Bull. (Univ. Idaho) No. 9. 4 They are not ‘white collar farmers’, but practical and above all, farm born and farm trained. 1932 E. Wilson Devil take Hindmost xvi. 170 He himself has been a dirt farmer, not a white-collar farmer! 2001 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 8 May 47 The ‘white-collar’ farmer who went to university to learn about agriculture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1910
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