blue-collar
of or relating to wage-earning workers who wear work clothes or other specialized clothing on the job, as mechanics, longshoremen, and miners.: Compare white-collar.
a blue-collar worker.
Origin of blue-collar
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British Dictionary definitions for blue-collar
of, relating to, or designating manual industrial workers: a blue-collar union Compare white-collar, pink-collar
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Cultural definitions for blue-collar
A descriptive term widely used for manual laborers, as opposed to white-collar for office workers.
Notes for blue-collar
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