blue collar
/ˈbluːˌkɑlər/
adjective
- Relating to workers who do manual or physical labor, often in jobs like manufacturing, construction, or maintenance.
- Blue-collar workers often need specialized training or apprenticeships.
- His father worked a blue-collar job at the factory for thirty years.
- The town's economy depends heavily on blue-collar industries like mining and steel.
- Relating to the social class of people who work in manual or industrial jobs.
- Blue-collar neighborhoods often have strong community ties.
- The candidate appealed to blue-collar voters by promising more jobs.
- She comes from a blue-collar family and is proud of her roots.
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noun
- A person who does manual or physical labor, especially in industry or trade.
- Blue-collars in the region are worried about automation replacing their jobs.
- The company hired more blue-collars to meet production demands.
- Many blue-collars have skills that are in high demand.