green-collar
[ green-kol-er ]
/ ˈgrinˈkɒl ər /
adjective
noting or pertaining to workers, jobs, or businesses that are involved in protecting the environment or solving environmental problems.
noun Also green collar.
a green-collar worker.
Origin of green-collar
1990–95;
green in the sense ‘environmentally sound or beneficial’; on the model of
blue-collar,
white-collar
Words nearby green-collar
British Dictionary definitions for green-collar
green-collar
adjective
of, relating to, or designating workers involved in environmental protection, or employed by companies that have protection of the environment as a stated aim