[bloo-kol-er] 
| 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. |
| 2. | a blue-collar worker. |
| 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. |
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.
