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blue-col⋅lar
[bloo-kol-er] 
–adjective
| 1. | of or pertaining to wage-earning workers who wear work clothes or other specialized clothing on the job, as mechanics, longshoremen, and miners. Compare white-collar. |
–noun
| 2. | a blue-collar worker. |
Origin:
1945–50
1945–50
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| blue-col·lar (blōō'kŏl'ər) adj. Of or relating to wage earners, especially as a class, whose jobs are performed in work clothes and often involve manual labor. blue'-col'lar n. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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blue-collar
A descriptive term widely used for manual laborers, as opposed to white-collar for office workers.
Note: The term is often associated with conservative values.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Language Translation for : blue-collar
Spanish:
obreroobrero,
German:
blauer Arbeitsanzug,
Japanese:
筋肉労働者の
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