blue-collar

[ bloo-kol-er ]
/ ˈbluˈkɒl ər /
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adjective

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.

noun

a blue-collar worker.

Origin of blue-collar

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby blue-collar

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Words related to blue-collar

proletarian, middle-class, proletariat, lower-class

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British Dictionary definitions for blue-collar

blue-collar

adjective

of, relating to, or designating manual industrial workers a blue-collar union Compare white-collar, pink-collar

Cultural definitions for blue-collar

blue-collar

A descriptive term widely used for manual laborers, as opposed to white-collar for office workers.

notes for blue-collar

The term is often associated with conservative values.