bluecollar
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ər 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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World English Dictionary
| blue-collar | |
| —adj | |
| white-collar Compare pink-collar of, relating to, or designating manual industrial workers: a blue-collar union | |
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
blue-collar definition
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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