Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
white-collar is an adjective meaning "of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers". It carries one recorded sense.
of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers
“the coal miner's son aspired to a white-collar occupation as a bookkeeper”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for white-collar come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.