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black-coated

British  

adjective

  1. (esp formerly) (of a worker) clerical or professional, as distinguished from commercial or industrial

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Petersen’s vast collection includes classic rides like a copper-colored 1959 Chevrolet Impala lowrider and a black-coated 1932 Ford Roadster.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2024

Outside the Hyundai building, a massive art exhibition painted the darkest shade of black on earth, black-coated workers checked visitors’ phones.

From Washington Times Feb. 25, 2018

Musharraf sacked him, triggering street protests by black-coated lawyers.

From Reuters Nov. 18, 2013

Nor do the semi-skilled workshop "hands", the uniformed railway or postal workers, or the myriad low-paid black-coated clerks of the London of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee.

From The Guardian Jun. 22, 2012

The black-coated roots go down straight and deep, and enable it to withstand almost any drought.

From Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur by Jekyll, Gertrude

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