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blue-collar
(-käl′ər)
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adjective
designating or of industrial workers, esp. the semiskilled and unskilled
Origin: from the traditional color of work shirts
See blue-collar in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Of or relating to wage earners, especially as a class, whose jobs are performed in work clothes and often involve manual labor.
Related Forms:
- blueˈ-colˌlar noun
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