pink-collar

[ pingk-kol-er ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.

Origin of pink-collar

1
1975–80; on the model of blue-collar and white-collar

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British Dictionary definitions for pink-collar

pink-collar

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or designating low-paid occupations traditionally associated with female workers: Compare blue-collar, white-collar

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