collar
The part of a shirt, jacket, or coat that goes around your neck.
The part of a shirt, coat, or similar garment that surrounds or lies flat around the neck.
A strong band around a dog’s or other animal’s neck, often used to attach a leash or name tag.
A band made of leather, fabric, or other material that is fastened around an animal's neck, typically to attach a leash or hold identification.
To catch someone and hold them, often so the police can arrest them.
To seize and hold a person, especially in order to stop them or arrest them.
To stop someone so you can talk to them, usually when they are busy or want to leave.
To stop someone, often by catching their attention or physically blocking them, in order to speak to them, especially when they are trying to go somewhere else.
A round part that goes around a rod, pipe, or cable to hold it, seal it, or stop it from moving too far.
A ring-shaped component that fits around a rod, pipe, cable, or similar object, typically used to support it, hold it in place, seal an opening, or limit movement.
In finance, a deal that keeps a price or interest rate between a low limit and a high limit.
In finance, an arrangement that sets both an upper and a lower limit on the value of a price, interest rate, or similar figure, often created using options or other contracts.
- Base: collar
- Plural: collars
- Base: collar
- 3rd Person Singular: collars
- Present Participle: collaring
- Past: collared
blue-collar
1manual or industrial work or workers
Describes jobs or workers who mainly do physical or manual work, such as in factories, building, or repair.
- The town has a strong blue-collar community centered on the car plant.
- Many blue-collar workers were hit hard by the factory closures.
- The policy aims to support blue-collar jobs in manufacturing.
blue-collar job
1job involving manual or physical work
A job where you mainly work with your hands or do physical work, like building, repairing, or factory work.
- He left an office career to take a blue-collar job in construction.
- Many blue-collar jobs now require advanced technical skills.
- Automation is changing the nature of traditional blue-collar jobs.
collar and tie
1formal shirt and tie clothing
Formal clothes for men: a shirt with a collar and a tie, usually worn with a suit.
- The restaurant requires men to wear collar and tie in the evening.
- He doesn’t like working in collar and tie every day.
- For the interview, he put on a dark suit and collar and tie.
hot under the collar
1feeling angry or embarrassed
Feeling very angry, upset, or sometimes embarrassed.
- He gets hot under the collar whenever someone criticizes his work.
- She was really hot under the collar after reading those comments.
- Try not to get too hot under the collar about one small mistake.
no-collar
1workers in nontraditional job types
Describes workers whose jobs are not clearly office jobs or manual jobs, for example freelancers, artists, or some tech workers.
- The book looks at the rise of no-collar workers in the digital economy.
- Many no-collar jobs offer flexible hours but less job security.
- Young no-collar professionals often work from cafés and shared offices.
white-collar
1office or professional work or workers
Describes jobs or workers who mainly do office, administrative, or professional work, not physical labor.
- The city has many white-collar jobs in finance and technology.
- White-collar workers are often able to work from home.
- The new tax law will mainly affect white-collar professionals.
blue-collar worker
1person doing manual or industrial work
An employee who mainly does physical or manual work, for example in a factory or on a building site.
- The new law will improve conditions for blue-collar workers.
- Blue-collar workers often face higher safety risks on the job.
- He spent most of his life as a blue-collar worker in the steel industry.
- The union represents thousands of blue-collar workers in the region.
- Her father was a blue-collar worker in the steel industry.
white-collar crime
1non-violent business or financial crime
Crime like fraud or stealing money that is done in business or professional work, usually without violence.
- He was arrested for white-collar crime involving fraud.
- The documentary explores major cases of white-collar crime.
- White-collar crimes can cause huge financial losses.
- He was jailed for white-collar crimes including fraud and embezzlement.
- White-collar crime can cost companies millions of dollars.
white-collar worker
1person doing office or professional work
An employee who mainly does office or professional work, not physical labor.
- White-collar workers often have flexible schedules.
- As a white-collar worker, she spends most of her day at a computer.
- She transitioned from being a blue-collar worker to a white-collar worker after finishing college.
- The company offers flexible hours for its white-collar workers.
- Salaries for white-collar workers have risen faster than for manual workers.