blue-collar
adjective
blue-col·lar
ˈblü-ˈkä-lər
1
: of, relating to, or constituting the class of wage earners whose duties call for the wearing of work clothes or protective clothing compare white-collar
2
: having characteristics associated with blue-collar workers: such as
a
: having, showing, or appealing to unpretentious or unsophisticated tastes
… a new blue-collar serial … woven around a minor-league baseball team …—Steven Flax
b
: dependable and hard-working rather than showy or spectacular
a blue-collar athlete
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“Blue-collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue-collar. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.
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